GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j
Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-34768
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Description
### Impact On Windows, `app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true})` wrote the executable path to the `Run` registry key without quoting. If the app is installed to a path containing spaces, an attacker with write access to an ancestor directory may be able to cause a different executable to run at login instead of the intended app. On a default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location. ### Workarounds Install the application to a path without spaces, or to a location where all ancestor directories are protected against unauthorized writes. ### 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, send an email to [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-jfqx-fxh3-c62j WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34768 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/electron/electron PACKAGE
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |