GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j
Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows
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Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
On Windows, `app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true})` wrote the executable path to the `Run` registry key without quoting. If the app is installed to a path containing spaces, an attacker with write access to an ancestor directory may be able to cause a different executable to run at login instead of the intended app.
On a default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location.
### Workarounds
Install the application to a path without spaces, or to a location where all ancestor directories are protected against unauthorized writes.
### Fixed Versions
* `41.0.0-beta.8`
* `40.8.0`
* `39.8.1`
* `38.8.6`
### For more information
If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, send an email to [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.