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CVE-2026-41501— electerm has Command Injection Vulnerability via runLinux function

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electerm electerm
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No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
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Electerm是中国zxdong262个人开发者的一款基于 electron 开发的 SSH/SFTP 客户端。 electerm 3.3.8之前版本存在命令注入漏洞，该漏洞源于runLinux()函数直接将攻击者控制的远程版本字符串拼接到exec命令中，可能导致命令注入攻击。

CVSS 9.8 · Critical EPSS 2.49% · P85

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1190 · Exploit Public-Facing Application

Affected Version Matrix 1

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
electerm electerm < 3.3.8 affected
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2026-41501

Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
electerm has Command Injection Vulnerability via runLinux function
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf ...") command without validation. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.8.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
在命令中使用的特殊元素转义处理不恰当(命令注入)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Electerm 命令注入漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Electerm是中国zxdong262个人开发者的一款基于 electron 开发的 SSH/SFTP 客户端。 electerm 3.3.8之前版本存在命令注入漏洞，该漏洞源于runLinux()函数直接将攻击者控制的远程版本字符串拼接到exec命令中，可能导致命令注入攻击。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
electerm electerm < 3.3.8 -

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Patches & Fixes for CVE-2026-41501 (1)

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Same Patch Batch · electerm · 2026-05-08 · 7 CVEs total

CVE-2026-41500 9.8 CRITICAL electerm has Command Injection Vulnerability via runMac function
CVE-2026-43941 9.6 CRITICAL Unvalidated shell.openExternal in electerm allows arbitrary protocol execution via termina
CVE-2026-43940 8.4 HIGH electerm: Path traversal in electerm runWidget leads to arbitrary code execution
CVE-2026-43943 7.8 HIGH electerm: RCE via malicious SSH server filename in openFileWithEditor
CVE-2026-43942 5.5 MEDIUM electerm: Full process.env exposed to renderer via window.pre.env in electerm
CVE-2026-43944 electerm: dangerous code can be run through links or command line

IV. Related Vulnerabilities

Same product: electerm
Same vendor: electerm
Same weakness: CWE-77

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