High severity · published Apr 3, 2026
CVE-2026-34768
Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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 Windows, app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true}) wrote the executable path to the Run registry key without quoting. If the app is installed to a path containing spaces, an attacker with write access to an ancestor directory may be able to cause a different executable to run at login instead of the intended app. On a default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
electron · electron
< 38.8.6; >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1; >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.0; >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34768
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-34768
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j
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