CVE-2016-1202

Published: Apr 25, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.

Affected (1)

Products: Atom: Electron

Atom

1 product

Electron

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Atom Electron	Up to 0.33.4

References (8)

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Vendor Advisory

http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/2976

Source: vultures@jpcert.or.jp

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/2976

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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