CVE-2026-34768 PUBLISHED

Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 30.03.2026 Published: 03.04.2026 Updated: 03.04.2026

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, 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. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS Score: 3.9

Product Status

Vendor electron
Product electron
Versions
  • Version < 38.8.6 is affected
  • Version >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1 is affected
  • Version >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.0 is affected
  • Version >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element CWE