{"id":"CVE-2026-34779","aliases":["EUVD-2026-18957","GHSA-5rqw-r77c-jp79"],"status":"published","title":"Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS","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 macOS, app.moveToApplicationsFolder() used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt. Apps are only affected if they call app.moveToApplicationsFolder(). Apps that do not use this API are not affected. 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":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00164,"percentile":0.05651,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"published":"2026-04-03T02:46:16Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:50:38Z","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-5rqw-r77c-jp79","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34779","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rqw-r77c-jp79"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/34xxx/CVE-2026-34779.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-34779","title":"Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS","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 macOS, app.moveToApplicationsFolder() used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt. Apps are only affected if they call app.moveToApplicationsFolder(). Apps that do not use this API are not affected. 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":"2026-04-04T00:00:41.873Z","modified":"2026-04-08T03:55:40.913Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:20:14.302133Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-18957","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 macOS, app.moveToApplicationsFolder() used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt. Apps are only affected if they call app.moveToApplicationsFolder(). Apps that do not use this API are not affected. 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":"2026-04-04T00:00:41Z","modified":"2026-04-08T03:55:40Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:25:12.431163Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-5rqw-r77c-jp79","title":"Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS","description":"### Impact\nOn macOS, `app.moveToApplicationsFolder()` used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt.\n\nApps are only affected if they call `app.moveToApplicationsFolder()`. Apps that do not use this API are not affected.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere are no app side workarounds, developers must update to a patched version of Electron.\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, please email [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","status":"published","published":"2026-04-03T02:46:16Z","modified":"2026-04-06T23:11:16Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:39:50.076383Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-34779","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 macOS, app.moveToApplicationsFolder() used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt. Apps are only affected if they call app.moveToApplicationsFolder(). Apps that do not use this API are not affected. 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":"2026-04-04T00:16:19.213Z","modified":"2026-07-24T22:10:00.14Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:13.1424Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-34779","title":"Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS","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 macOS, app.moveToApplicationsFolder() used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt. Apps are only affected if they call app.moveToApplicationsFolder(). Apps that do not use this API are not affected. 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":"2026-04-04T00:00:41.873Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:50:38.294803699Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:02.247031Z"},{"id":"GHSA-5rqw-r77c-jp79","title":"Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS","description":"### Impact\nOn macOS, `app.moveToApplicationsFolder()` used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt.\n\nApps are only affected if they call `app.moveToApplicationsFolder()`. Apps that do not use this API are not affected.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere are no app side workarounds, developers must update to a patched version of Electron.\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, please email [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","status":"published","published":"2026-04-03T02:46:16Z","modified":"2026-04-06T23:20:07.571377Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-78"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:38.911014Z"}]}}