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CVE-2026-43944

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. From versions 3.0.6 to before

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.6 EPSS 0.00147
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
electerm project electerm>= 3.0.6 and < 3.8.15
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
npm electerm CRITICAL fixed in 3.8.8
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Scoring & Timeline

9.6
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.1 · security-advisories@github.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD08 May 2026 · 04:16 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700Patch
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742Patch
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15Release Notes
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626qMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
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