Severe Bug Discovered in Signal Messaging App for Windows and Linux

Security researchers have discovered a severe vulnerability in the popular end-to-end encrypted Signal messaging app for Windows and Linux desktops which could allow remote attackers to execute malicious code on recipients system just by sending a message—without requiring any user interaction...

Skype, Slack and Other Popular Windows Apps Vulnerable to Critical Framework Bug

UPDATE Hundreds of software applications built using the developer framework called Electron may be vulnerable to a remote code execution flaw, according to developers of the framework. Impacted are dozens of popular Windows applications such as Microsoft’s Skype for Windows and Slack. Earlier th...

Critical Flaw Hits Popular Windows Apps Built With Electron JS Framework

A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been reported in Electron—a popular web application framework that powers thousands of widely-used desktop applications including Skype, Signal, Wordpress and Slack—that allows for remote code execution. Electron is an open-source framework that ...

GitHub Electron nodeIntegration Bypass Vulnerability

GitHub Electron is an open source framework for building desktop applications using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. A bypass vulnerability exists in GitHub Electron nodeIntegration. Allows an attacker to perform remote command execution...

AhMyth Android RAT - Android Remote Administration Tool

AhMyth Android RAT is an Android Remote Administration Tool Beta Version It consists of two parts: Server side: desktop application based on electron framework control panel Client side: Android application backdoor Getting Started From source code Prerequisite : Electron to start the app Java to...

Electron may insecurely load Node modules

Overview Electron fails to restrict the path for loading Node modules, which may lead to execution of arbitrary JavaScript. Electron is a software framework for developing cross-platformm desktop applications with web technologies, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript with Chromium and Node.js. Electron...