# CVE-2022-21718: Renderers can obtain access to random bluetooth device without permission in Electron

- Also known as: GHSA-3P22-GHQ8-V749
- Severity: CVSS 3.4 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 13.6.6, 14.2.4, 15.3.5, 16.0.6, 17.0.0-alpha.6
- Published: 2022-03-22 · Updated: 2025-04-23

## Affected

- electron: fixed in 13.6.6; from 14.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 14.2.4; from 15.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 15.3.5; from 16.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 16.0.6; from 17.0.0-alpha.1, through 17.0.0-alpha.5
- electron (npm): fixed in 13.6.6
- electron (npm): from 14.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 14.2.4
- electron (npm): from 15.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 15.3.5
- electron (npm): from 16.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 16.0.6
- electron (npm): from 17.0.0-alpha.1, fixed in 17.0.0-alpha.6

## Description

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to `17.0.0-alpha.6`, `16.0.6`, `15.3.5`, `14.2.4`, and `13.6.6` allows renderers to obtain access to a bluetooth device via the web bluetooth API if the app has not configured a custom `select-bluetooth-device` event handler. This has been patched and Electron versions `17.0.0-alpha.6`, `16.0.6`, `15.3.5`, `14.2.4`, and `13.6.6` contain the fix. Code from the GitHub Security Advisory can be added to the app to work around the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on electron, upgrade to a fixed version (13.6.6, 14.2.4, 15.3.5, 16.0.6, 17.0.0-alpha.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-3p22-ghq8-v749
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/32178
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/32240

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