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Vulnerability details: VCID-ttk4-u34e-bkeb
Vulnerability ID VCID-ttk4-u34e-bkeb
Aliases CVE-2024-46993
GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489
Summary Electron vulnerable to Heap Buffer Overflow in NativeImage ### Impact The `nativeImage.createFromPath()` and `nativeImage.createFromBuffer()` functions call a function downstream that is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow. An Electron program that uses either of the affected functions is vulnerable to a buffer overflow if an attacker is in control of the image's height, width, and contents. ### Workaround There are no app-side workarounds for this issue. You must update your Electron version to be protected. ### Patches - `v28.3.2` - `v29.3.3` - `v30.0.3` ### For More Information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org).
Status Published
Exploitability None
Weighted Severity None
Risk None
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00046 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-46993
cvssv3.1 7 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv4 4.4 https://github.com/electron/electron
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/electron/electron
cvssv4 4.4 https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489
ssvc Track https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489
cvssv4 4.4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46993
generic_textual MODERATE https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46993
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-46993
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/electron/electron
https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46993
GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Found at https://github.com/electron/electron
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Found at https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-07-01T13:45:02Z/ Found at https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46993
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.14663
EPSS Score 0.00046
Published At May 29, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-05-29T09:02:33.087094+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/06/GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489/GHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489.json 38.6.0