CVE-2026-43944 PUBLISHED

electerm: dangerous code can be run through links or command line

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 04.05.2026 Published: 08.05.2026 Updated: 08.05.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 4.0

CVSS 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
CVSS Score: 9.4

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	High	Confidentiality	High
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	High	Integrity	High
Attack Requirements	None	Availability	High	Availability	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	Passive

CVSS 4.0

Product Status

Vendor	electerm
Product	electerm
Versions	Version >= 3.0.6, < 3.8.15 is affected

References

Problem Types

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation CWE
CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE
CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere CWE