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CVE-2018-1000118

27
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1000118 is a command injection vulnerability affecting Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.4 and earlier, specifically within its Protocol Handler. This flaw allows for arbitrary command execution when a victim opens a malicious Electron protocol handler link in their browser. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.40%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0240 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: electronFixed in: 1.8.2-beta5

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-fjqr-fx3f-g4rvhigh

Electron protocol handler browser vulnerable to Command Injection

Mar 26, 2018

References

electronjs.org / releases
Third Party Advisory
github.com / electron/electron/commit/ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7
PatchThird Party Advisory