{"id":"CVE-2017-12581","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12581","summary":"GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability. This also affects all applications that bundle Electron code equivalent…","details":"GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability. This also affects all applications that bundle Electron code equivalent to 1.6.8 or earlier. Bypassing the Same Origin Policy (SOP) is a precondition; however, recent Electron versions do not have strict SOP enforcement. Combining an SOP bypass with a privileged URL internally used by Electron, it was possible to execute native Node.js primitives in order to run OS commands on the user's host. Specifically, a chrome-devtools://devtools/bundled/inspector.html window could be used to eval a Node.js child_process.execFile API call.","published":"2017-08-06T02:29:00.227","modified":"2026-06-17T01:03:32.557","cvss":{"score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":4,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"EXPLOIT","url":"https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html"},{"type":"EXPLOIT","url":"https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf"},{"type":"EXPLOIT","url":"https://blog.doyensec.com/2017/08/03/electron-framework-security.html"},{"type":"EXPLOIT","url":"https://doyensec.com/resources/us-17-Carettoni-Electronegativity-A-Study-Of-Electron-Security.pdf"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-06-17T01:03:32.557"}}