CVE-2017-1000424 json
Electron vulnerable to URL spoofing via PDFium
published 2018-01-02 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-6h98-cf9g-vmg2 , EUVD-2022-2801
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Github Electron version 1.6.4 - 1.6.11 and 1.7.0 - 1.7.5 is vulnerable to a URL Spoofing problem when opening PDFs in PDFium resulting loading arbitrary PDFs that a hacker can control.
Patch / fix
- npm electron 1.7.6
- github.com/electron/electron#10008 pull request
- github.com/electron/electron#10008 pull request
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.7.6 release
Exploit prediction
0.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electron | >=1.7.0, <1.7.6 |
1.7.6 |
Classification
References
-
github.com
/electron/electron/pull/10008
web, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/electron/electron/pull/10008/files
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000424
advisory
-
github.com
/electron/electron
package
-
github.com
/electron/electron/releases/tag/v1.7.6
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-1000424
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6h98-cf9g-vmg2
- NVD CVE-2017-1000424
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