GHSA-hv96-xxx2-5v7w
GitHub Security Advisory
Downloads Resources over HTTP in nw
✓ GitHub Reviewed
HIGH
Has CVE
Advisory Details
Affected versions of `nw` insecurely download an executable over an unencrypted HTTP connection.
In scenarios where an attacker has a privileged network position, it is possible to intercept the response and replace the executable with a malicious one, resulting in code execution on the system running `nw`.
## Recommendation
Update to version 0.23.6-1 or later.
Affected Packages
npm
nw
Affected versions:
0
(fixed in 0.23.6-1)
Related CVEs
Key Information
7.5
/10
Dataset
Last updated: July 4, 2025 6:27 AM
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