CVE-2026-43944

EUVD-2026-28516
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. From versions 3.0.6 to before 3.8.15, electerm is vulnerable to arbitrary local code execution via deep links, CLI --opts, or crafted shortcuts. Exploit requires clicking a crafted electerm://... link or opening a crafted shortcut/command that launches electerm with attacker-controlled opts. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.15.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
9.6 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 34%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
electerm_projectelecterm
3.0.6 ≤
𝑥
< 3.8.15
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15
https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q