CVE-2026-41501

Summary

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf …") command without validation. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.8.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
electermelecterm< 3.3.8affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-77: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: yes
    • Technical Impact: total

References