CVE-2026-45058

Summary

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. In 3.8.8 and earlier, there is persistent local-pty code execution via imported bookmarks or compromised sync targets. Affects users who import bookmark JSON files or who have electerm sync configured (gist/WebDAV). The attacker can inject exec* fields or global config to cause remote code to run when a bookmark is opened or when sync is applied.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
electermelecterm<= 3.8.8affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-94: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-345: CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
  • CWE-494: CWE-494: Download of Code Without Integrity Check
  • CWE-915: CWE-915: Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References