{"id":"CVE-2026-34768","aliases":["EUVD-2026-18935","GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j"],"status":"published","title":"Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows","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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":3.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"low","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00132,"percentile":0.02841,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-428"],"published":"2026-04-03T02:38:08Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:49:37Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","fixed_in":["38.8.6","39.8.1","40.8.0","41.0.0-beta.8"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"38.8.6"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"39.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"39.8.1"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"40.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"40.8.0"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"41.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"41.0.0-beta.8"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"38.8.6"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"39.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"39.8.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"40.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"40.8.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"41.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"41.0.0-beta.8"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"electron","product":"electron"},{"vendor":"electronjs","product":"electron"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34768","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/34xxx/CVE-2026-34768.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-34768","title":"Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows","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.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-03T23:44:55.776Z","modified":"2026-04-06T19:08:58.533Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"low","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-428"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:14.665567Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-18935","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.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-03T23:44:55Z","modified":"2026-04-06T19:08:58Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"low"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:25:15.380284Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j","title":"Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows","description":"### Impact\nOn 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.\n\nOn a default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location.\n\n### Workarounds\nInstall the application to a path without spaces, or to a location where all ancestor directories are protected against unauthorized writes.\n\n### Fixed Versions\n* `41.0.0-beta.8`\n* `40.8.0`\n* `39.8.1`\n* `38.8.6`\n\n### For more information\nIf there are any questions or comments about this advisory, send an email to [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","status":"published","published":"2026-04-03T02:38:08Z","modified":"2026-04-06T23:10:35Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-428"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:50.076383Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-34768","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.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-04T00:16:17.5Z","modified":"2026-07-24T22:10:00.14Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"low","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-428"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:13.1424Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-34768","title":"Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows","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.","status":"published","published":"2026-04-03T23:44:55.776Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:49:37.445587802Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-428"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:02.247031Z"},{"id":"GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j","title":"Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows","description":"### Impact\nOn 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.\n\nOn a default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location.\n\n### Workarounds\nInstall the application to a path without spaces, or to a location where all ancestor directories are protected against unauthorized writes.\n\n### Fixed Versions\n* `41.0.0-beta.8`\n* `40.8.0`\n* `39.8.1`\n* `38.8.6`\n\n### For more information\nIf there are any questions or comments about this advisory, send an email to [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","status":"published","published":"2026-04-03T02:38:08Z","modified":"2026-04-06T23:19:48.34677Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":3.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","level":"low"}],"cwes":["CWE-428"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:50.336262Z"}]}}