CVE-2017-16151 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Google Chromium, impacting all recent versions of ElectronJS applications that access remote content, even with sandboxing enabled. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code over the network, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits or active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.