CVE-2021-28119 describes a critical remote command execution vulnerability affecting Twinkle Tray (aka twinkle-tray) through version 1.13.3. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands by sending a specially crafted IPC message to the exposed ipcRenderer interface, which then improperly invokes the dangerous openExternal API. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires no user interaction or privileges, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.13.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:twinkletray:twinkle_tray:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.