Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows_CVE-2026-34768

3.9 / 10

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-34768

Source GitHub_M

Published Apr 3, 2026 at 23:44

Modified Apr 6, 2026 at 19:08

Affected Product

Vendor electron

Product electron

Version < 38.8.6

Affected Versions electron electron < 38.8.6
electron electron >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1
electron electron >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.0
electron electron >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8

CWE Classification

CWE-428

References

github.com /electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j

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