High, CVSS 7.8npmAmendedPublished
High severity vulnerability that affects electron
CVE-2016-1202 · GHSA-gvcj-pfq2-wxj7
- Affected
- npm electron < 0.33.5
- Fixed in
- 0.33.5· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.33.5 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.