CVE-2026-41501
electerm has Command Injection Vulnerability via runLinux function
CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf ...") command without validation. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.8.
| CWE | CWE-77 |
| Vendor | electerm |
| Product | electerm |
| Published | May 8, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
electerm / electerm
< 3.3.8