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Vulnerability details: VCID-msfx-94qn-f7eh
Vulnerability ID VCID-msfx-94qn-f7eh
Aliases CVE-2018-1000118
GHSA-fjqr-fx3f-g4rv
Summary Electron protocol handler browser vulnerable to Command Injection Github Electron version Electron 1.8.2-beta.4 and earlier contains a Command Injection vulnerability in Protocol Handler that can result in command execute. This attack appear to be exploitable via the victim opening an electron protocol handler in their browser. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in Electron 1.8.2-beta.5. This issue is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-1000006, specifically the black list used was not case insensitive allowing an attacker to potentially bypass it.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.4
Risk 4.2
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.04546 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04546 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04546 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
epss 0.04776 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://electronjs.org/releases#1.8.2-beta.5
generic_textual HIGH https://electronjs.org/releases#1.8.2-beta.5
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjqr-fx3f-g4rv
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjqr-fx3f-g4rv
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjqr-fx3f-g4rv
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7
cvssv2 9.3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000118
cvssv3 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000118
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000118
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000118
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-1000118
https://electronjs.org/releases#1.8.2-beta.5
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjqr-fx3f-g4rv
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000118
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.4:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:1.8.2:beta.4:*:*:*:*:*:*
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://electronjs.org/releases#1.8.2-beta.5
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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physical

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low

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low

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fjqr-fx3f-g4rv
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

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low

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none

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low

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none
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ce361a12e355f9e1e99c989f1ea056c9e502dbe7
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

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Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000118
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

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low

multiple

single

none

none

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complete

none

partial

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none

partial

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/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-2018-1000118
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/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-2018-1000118
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

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none

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.88751
EPSS Score 0.04546
Published At Sept. 21, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:56:21.804908+00:00 GithubOSV Importer Import https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/03/GHSA-fjqr-fx3f-g4rv/GHSA-fjqr-fx3f-g4rv.json 37.0.0