{"id":"CVE-2026-43944","aliases":["GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43944","summary":"electerm: dangerous code can be run through links or command line","details":"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.","published":"2026-05-08T03:08:09.046Z","modified":"2026-08-07T11:49:57.115737537Z","cvss":null,"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"electerm","fixedVersion":"3.8.8"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507","label":"electerm/electerm@0599e67"},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43944.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43944"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-07T11:49:57.115737537Z"}}