CVE-2026-34768 (GCVE-0-2026-34768)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-03 23:44 – Updated: 2026-04-06 19:08
VLAI
Title
Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows
Summary
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, on Windows, app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true}) wrote the executable path to the Run registry key without quoting. If the app is installed to a path containing spaces, an attacker with write access to an ancestor directory may be able to cause a different executable to run at login instead of the intended app. On a default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.
Severity
3.9 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
electron electron Affected: < 38.8.6
Affected: >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1
Affected: >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.0
Affected: >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8
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