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.

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

Wed, 13 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000


Mon, 11 May 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 11 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Electerm
Electerm electerm
Vendors & Products Electerm
Electerm electerm

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

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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: 2026-05-13T13:33:39.255Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-43944

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T18:06:40.684Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2026-05-13T14:17:56.540

Link: CVE-2026-43944

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-11T16:11:09Z

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