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CVE-2026-45353: Electerm Local code through electerm's single-instance socket

Affects electermSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 3.9.0 soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.9.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade electerm to 3.9.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmelectermAffected
  • >=3.0.6 <3.9.0
Fixed in
  • 3.9.0

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AI-suggested

A patch is available and should be applied by upgrading electerm to version 3.9.0 or later. Until patched, avoid running unsafe commands through electerm. Follow the official GitHub release and commit for the patch: https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507.

Description

### Impact _Local code execution without UI interaction: any same-user process can send a JSON payload to electerm's single-instance socket/pipe, causing the app to create tabs and potentially spawn attacker-controlled local processes. Affects electerm single-instance installs on the machine._ ### Patches - https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507 ### Workarounds - Do not run unsafe command ### References - Report / credit: https://github.com/Curly-Haired-Baboon - Electerm releases: https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases

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