CVE-2026-43944

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. From versions 3.0.6 to before 3.8.15, electerm is vulnerable to arbitrary local code execution via deep links, CLI --opts, or crafted shortcuts. Exploit requires clicking a crafted electerm://... link or opening a crafted shortcut/command that launches electerm with attacker-controlled opts. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.15.

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700	Patch
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742	Patch
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15	Release Notes
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q	Mitigation 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 10:50

NVD link : CVE-2026-43944

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43944

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43944

JSON object : View

Products Affected

electerm_project

electerm

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CWE-829

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

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