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CVE-2026-43944 Details

Description

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. From versions 3.0.6 to before 3.8.15, electerm is vulnerable to arbitrary local code execution via deep links, CLI --opts, or crafted shortcuts. Exploit requires clicking a crafted electerm://... link or opening a crafted shortcut/command that launches electerm with attacker-controlled opts. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.15.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.6 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507 [email protected]
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742 [email protected]Patch
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15 [email protected]Release Notes
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q [email protected]MitigationPatchVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-20Improper Input Validation[email protected]
CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere[email protected]
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
electerm project electerm
>= 3.0.6, < 3.8.15

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-43944
NVD Published Date:
May 8, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2026-43944 Details - Not Deferred