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Vulnerability details: VCID-6jve-nn23-tfgm
Vulnerability ID VCID-6jve-nn23-tfgm
Aliases CVE-2026-43943
GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
Summary electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.7.9, a code execution (RCE) vulnerability exists in electerm's SFTP open with system editor or "Edit with custom editor" feature. When a user opts to edit a file using open with system editor or open with a custom editor, the filename is passed directly into a command line without sanitization. A malicious actor controlling the SSH server or user OS can exploit this by crafting a filename containing shell metacharacters. If a victim subsequently attempts to edit this file, the injected commands are executed on their machine with the user's privileges. This could allow the attacker to run arbitrary code, install malware, or move laterally within the network. This issue has been patched in version 3.7.9.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
System Score Found at
epss 0.00035 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-43943
epss 0.00035 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-43943
epss 0.00035 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-43943
epss 0.00035 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-43943
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/electerm/electerm
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/electerm/electerm
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/24ce7103e264cffe6eb5476c0506a2379e6f8333
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/24ce7103e264cffe6eb5476c0506a2379e6f8333
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/24ce7103e264cffe6eb5476c0506a2379e6f8333
ssvc Track https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/24ce7103e264cffe6eb5476c0506a2379e6f8333
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.7.9
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.7.9
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.7.9
ssvc Track https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.7.9
cvssv3.1 7.8 https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
ssvc Track https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43943
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43943
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm
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:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/24ce7103e264cffe6eb5476c0506a2379e6f8333
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/24ce7103e264cffe6eb5476c0506a2379e6f8333
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-08T14:43:39Z/ Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/24ce7103e264cffe6eb5476c0506a2379e6f8333
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.7.9
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.7.9
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: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-08T14:43:39Z/ Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
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: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-05-08T14:43:39Z/ Found at https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-q4p8-8j9m-8hxj
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43943
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.10853
EPSS Score 0.00035
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T16:41:22.316388+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43943.json 38.6.0