CVE-2026-34768
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.
- Affected products
- Electron
- Electronjs Electron
- < 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, 41.0.0
- Fix
- Available
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
- EPSS
- 0.1% (3th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-428
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2026-04-03
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