CVE-2026-41500

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:150. The runMac() function appends attacker-controlled remote releaseInfo.name directly into an exec("open ...") command without validation. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.8.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/59708b38c8a52f5db59d7d4eff98e31d573128ee	Patch
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.3.8	Release Notes
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-wxw2-rwmh-vr8f	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-08 04:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2026-41500

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41500

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41500

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Products Affected

electerm_project

electerm

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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