CVE-2026-70612

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could...

Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers

Impact Requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could cause an OS-registered external application to be launched. The frame's sandbox state was also not made available to the app's permission handlers. Ap...

CVE-2026-70612 Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could...

CVE-2026-33335 Vikunja Desktop allows arbitrary local application invocation via unvalidated shell.openExternal

Vikunja is an open-source self-hosted task management platform. Starting in version 0.21.0 and prior to version 2.2.0, the Vikunja Desktop Electron wrapper passes URLs from window.open calls directly to shell.openExternal without any validation or protocol allowlisting. An attacker who can place ...

CVE-2021-28119

Twinkle Tray aka twinkle-tray through 1.13.3 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal API...

EUVD-2021-14833

Malware in sbrugna...

EUVD-2021-14820

Malware in sbrugna...

CVE-2021-28134

Clipper before 1.0.5 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal API...

Arbitrary Code Injection

Overview @joplin/lib is a joplin core library. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection due to the improper handling of URI schemes in the openExternal function. Note: This is exploitable only for Windows environments. Remediation Upgrade @joplin/lib to version...

Arbitrary Code Injection

Overview Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Code Injection due to the improper handling of URI schemes in the openExternal function. Note: This is exploitable only for Windows environments. Remediation Upgrade @joplin/utils to version 2.14.1 or higher. References - GitH...

CVE-2024-53268 Lack of validation on openExternal allows 1 click remote code execution in joplin

Joplin is an open source, privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. In affected versions attackers are able to abuse the fact that openExternal is used without any filtering of URI schemes to obtain remote code execution in Windows...

CVE-2024-53268 Lack of validation on openExternal allows 1 click remote code execution in joplin

Joplin is an open source, privacy-focused note taking app with sync capabilities for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS. In affected versions attackers are able to abuse the fact that openExternal is used without any filtering of URI schemes to obtain remote code execution in Windows...

Bruno 安全漏洞

Bruno is an open source IDE for exploring and testing Api from usebruno open source. A security vulnerability exists in Bruno version 1.29.1, which stems from Bruno's use of Electron shell.openExternal to open windows in the Markdown document viewer with no authentication...

CVE-2023-46116 Remote Code Execution via insufficiently sanitized call to shell.openExternal

Tutanota Tuta Mail is an encrypted email provider. Tutanota allows users to open links in emails in external applications. Prior to version 3.118.12, it correctly blocks the file: URL scheme, which can be used by malicious actors to gain code execution on a victims computer, however fails to chec...

CVE-2021-41392

static/main-preload.js in Boost Note through 0.22.0 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal Electron API...

Command injection

static/main-preload.js in Boost Note through 0.22.0 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal Electron API...

CVE-2021-28134

Clipper before 1.0.5 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal API...

Command injection

Clipper before 1.0.5 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal API...

CVE-2021-28134

Clipper before 1.0.5 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal API...

CVE-2021-28119

Twinkle Tray aka twinkle-tray through 1.13.3 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal API...