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CVE-2023-44402

MEDIUM
Published 2023-12-01T21:45:18.379Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
6.1
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.001
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.1% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.311
Higher than 31.1% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW

Description

Electron is an open source framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. This only impacts apps that have the `embeddedAsarIntegrityValidation` and `onlyLoadAppFromAsar` fuses enabled. Apps without these fuses enabled are not impacted. This issue is specific to macOS as these fuses are only currently supported on macOS. Specifically this issue can only be exploited if your app is launched from a filesystem the attacker has write access too. i.e. the ability to edit files inside the `.app` bundle on macOS which these fuses are supposed to protect against. There are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

electron

electron

Affected Versions:

< 22.3.24 >= 23.0.0-alpha.1, <= 23.3.13 >= 24.0.0-alpha.1, < 24.8.3 >= 25.0.0-alpha.1, < 25.8.1 >= 26.0.0-alpha.1, < 26.2.1 >= 27.0.0-alpha.1, < 27.0.0-alpha.7

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE

ASAR Integrity bypass via filetype confusion in electron

GHSA-7m48-wc93-9g85

Advisory Details

### Impact This only impacts apps that have the `embeddedAsarIntegrityValidation` and `onlyLoadAppFromAsar` [fuses](https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/fuses) enabled. Apps without these fuses enabled are not impacted. This issue is specific to macOS as these fuses are only currently supported on macOS. Specifically this issue can only be exploited if your app is launched from a filesystem the attacker has write access too. i.e. the ability to edit files inside the `resources` folder in your app installation on Windows which these fuses are supposed to protect against. ### Workarounds There are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron. ### Fixed Versions * `27.0.0-alpha.7` * `26.2.1` * `25.8.1` * `24.8.3` * `22.3.24` ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Affected Packages

npm electron
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <22.3.24
npm electron
ECOSYSTEM: ≥24.0.0-alpha.1 <24.8.3
npm electron
ECOSYSTEM: ≥25.0.0-alpha.1 <25.8.1
npm electron
ECOSYSTEM: ≥26.0.0-alpha.1 <26.2.1
npm electron
ECOSYSTEM: ≥27.0.0-alpha.1 <27.0.0-alpha.7
npm electron
ECOSYSTEM: ≥23.0.0-alpha.1 ≤23.3.13

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

References

WEB https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-7m48-wc93-9g85
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44402
WEB https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/39788
PACKAGE https://github.com/electron/electron
WEB https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/fuses

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: December 1, 2023, Modified: September 18, 2024

References

https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-7m48-wc93-9g85
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/39788
https://www.electronjs.org/docs/latest/tutorial/fuses
Published: 2023-12-01T21:45:18.379Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-02T20:07:33.168Z
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