CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1202

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

CVE-2016-1202 in Atom Electron before version 0.33.5 has an untrusted search path vulnerability that allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Atom Electron to version 0.33.5 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS