01 Record
CVE-2023-39956
Electron: Out-of-package code execution when launched with arbitrary cwd
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score6.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
02 Description
Electron: Out-of-package code execution when launched with arbitrary cwd
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.49% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 41.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-09-06 20:09Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-26 15:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-08-07
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 8d2b8a364aaa15b7b04e01af1bc24b7c8d74e4bb4ca66faa7ef77c4b9ec746e3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
electronelectron< 22.3.19, >= 23.0.0, < 23.3.13, >= 24.0.0, < 24.7.1, >= 25.0.0, < 25.4.1, >= 26.0.0-beta.1, < 26.0.0-beta.13—