CVE-2026-34768 details a vulnerability in Electron applications on Windows, where versions prior to 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8 incorrectly write an unquoted executable path to the Run registry key when using `app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true})`. This local vulnerability (CVSS 3.9 Low) requires an attacker to have write access to an ancestor directory of a non-standard application installation path, enabling them to execute a different program at login. Exploitation complexity is high due to these prerequisites, and there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this issue.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 38.8.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 39.0.0, < 39.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 40.0.0, < 40.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
41.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
41.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:41.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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