Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS (electron electron)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.16 % · percentile 5 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, 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. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-5rqw-r77c-jp79 — Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-18957
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-34779
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*< 38.8.6cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 39.0.0 < 39.8.1cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 40.0.0 < 40.8.0cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| electron · electron | affected < 38.8.6 ; affected >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1 ; affected >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.0 ; affected >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |