Bug 2454996 (CVE-2026-34768) - CVE-2026-34768 electron: Electron: Arbitrary code execution via unquoted path in Run registry key
Summary: CVE-2026-34768 electron: Electron: Arbitrary code execution via unquoted path...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-34768
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-04-04 00:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-04-06 16:57 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-04-04 00:01:21 UTC
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.


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