CVE-2016-1202 json
High severity vulnerability that affects electron
published 2016-04-25 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-gvcj-pfq2-wxj7 , EUVD-2017-0244
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
Patch / fix
- npm electron 0.33.5
- github.com/electron/electron@9a2e2b3 commit
- github.com/electron/electron#2976 pull request
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electron | <0.33.5 |
0.33.5 |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
References
-
github.com
/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d
web
-
github.com
/electron/electron/pull/2976
web
-
jvndb.jvn.jp
/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054
third-party-advisory, web, vendor-advisory
-
jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html
third-party-advisory, web, vendor-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1202
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-gvcj-pfq2-wxj7
advisory
-
github.com
/electron/electron
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-1202
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-gvcj-pfq2-wxj7
- NVD CVE-2016-1202
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