GHSA-5rqw-r77c-jp79
Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-34779
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Description
### Impact On macOS, `app.moveToApplicationsFolder()` used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt. Apps are only affected if they call `app.moveToApplicationsFolder()`. Apps that do not use this API are not affected. ### Workarounds There are no app side workarounds, developers must update to a patched version of Electron. ### Fixed Versions * `41.0.0-beta.8` * `40.8.0` * `39.8.1` * `38.8.6` ### For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, please email [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| npm · electron | introduced 0, fixed 38.8.6 |
| npm · electron | introduced 39.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 39.8.1 |
| npm · electron | introduced 40.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 40.8.0 |
| npm · electron | introduced 41.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 41.0.0-beta.8 |
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-5rqw-r77c-jp79 WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34779 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/electron/electron PACKAGE
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |