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GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j

Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Low CVE-2026-34768

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npm electron < 38.8.6 38.8.6
npm electron >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1 39.8.1
npm electron >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.0 40.8.0
npm electron >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8 41.0.0-beta.8

Details

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### 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

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