CVE-2026-43944electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client.
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electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. From versions 3.0.6 to before 3.8.15, electerm is vulnerable to arbitrary local code execution via deep links, CLI --opts, or crafted shortcuts. Exploit requires clicking a crafted electerm://... link or opening a crafted shortcut/command that launches electerm with attacker-controlled opts. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.15.
- CVSS
- 9.6 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20, CWE-94, CWE-829
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
electerm_project electerm electerm_project:electerm | from 3.0.6 before 3.8.15 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700patch
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742patch
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15release-notes
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626qmitigation, patch, vendor-advisory
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