High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2026
CVE-2026-86711
CVE-2026-86711
Description
electerm before 5.3.15 exposes 40+ main-process functions through an unvalidated Electron IPC handler with no function-name allowlist or sender validation. Renderer-side script execution can invoke openFileWithEditor and other functions with arbitrary arguments to execute system commands in the main process.
Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/electerm/electerm/blob/v5.3.5/src/app/lib/ipc.jsnvd
- github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/b1f880534b8ae066c5d25bbf291ca7437e052750nvd
- github.com/electerm/electerm/issues/4509nvd
- github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v5.3.15nvd
- github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-qc8j-6jr2-qr32nvd
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/electerm-before-5.3.15-arbitrary-command-execution-via-unvalidated-runglobalasync-ipc-bridgenvd
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