CVE-2026-43944
critical · 9.4electerm 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.
9.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
30th
EPSS percentile
2026-05-08
Published
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weaknesses
CWE-20CWE-94CWE-829
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| electerm_project | electerm | >= 3.0.6, < 3.8.15 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-43944