Electron is a cross-platform application framework that enables development of desktop applications using web technologies, with a vulnerability footprint concentrated in the core framework and its associated build tooling such as electron-builder. The durable signal centers on application-layer and trust-boundary weaknesses, including improper certificate validation, OS command injection, search-path manipulation, and variable-name delimiter handling, which reflect the framework's role in bridging web and native system contexts. Live severity, exploitation, and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Electron over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
3 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2017-12581HIGH GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability. This also affects all applications that bundle Electron code equival | Aug 6, 2017 | 8.1 | 28 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-39698HIGH electron-updater allows for automatic updates for Electron apps. The file `packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts` implements the signature validat | Jul 9, 2024 | 7.5 | 21 | NO | NO |
CVE-2024-27303HIGH electron-builder is a solution to package and build a ready for distribution Electron, Proton Native app for macOS, Windows and Linux. A vulnerability that only affects eletron-bui | Mar 6, 2024 | 7.3 | 20 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (3 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Electron.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Electron — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.