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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00144.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
electerm electerm affected
Version Status Constraints
>= 3.0.6, < 3.8.15 affected —

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q Electerm users can run dangrous code through link or command line
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 08 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Electerm Project
Electerm Project electerm
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Electerm Project
Electerm Project electerm
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Fri, 08 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title electerm: dangerous code can be run through links or command line
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-829
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-08T03:08:09.046Z

Reserved: 2026-05-04T16:59:09.090Z

Link: CVE-2026-43944

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-08T04:16:24.033

Modified: 2026-05-08T19:16:22.667

Link: CVE-2026-43944

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Updated: 2026-05-08T05:30:46Z

Weaknesses