CVE-2026-41501 (GCVE-0-2026-41501)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-08 02:51 – Updated: 2026-05-08 11:19
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Title
electerm has Command Injection Vulnerability via runLinux function
Summary
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf ...") command without validation. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.8.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
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References
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electerm electerm Affected: < 3.3.8
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