VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-16151

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability2.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-06-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Primary references