In short
- CVE-2016-1202 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting electron (atom), electron.
- Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.43%, higher than 37.4% of all vulnerabilities.
- Fix: update to 0.33.5 or later.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|
| electron | ≤ 0.33.4
| No fix yet |
| electron npm | < 0.33.5
| 0.33.5
|
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
NVD description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
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