CVE-2026-34779Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS
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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 macOS, app.moveToApplicationsFolder() used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt. Apps are only affected if they call app.moveToApplicationsFolder(). Apps that do not use this API are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
electron electron electron:electron (from the name) | before 38.8.6; from 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1; from 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.0; from 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8 | CNA record |
electronjs electron electronjs:electron | before 38.8.6; from 39.0.0 before 39.8.1; from 40.0.0 before 40.8.0; 41.0.0; 41.0.0; 41.0.0; 41.0.0; 41.0.0; and 8 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-5rqw-r77c-jp79x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
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