CVE-2025-54871 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Electron Capture versions 2.19.1 and below on macOS, allowing local unprivileged users to bypass TCC privacy protections. By setting the ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE environment variable, attackers can execute arbitrary Node.js code within the main Electron context, inheriting its granted entitlements to sensitive user data. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH) due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit tools or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electroncapture:electron_capture:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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