CVE-2026-34779
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs
Summary
Vulnerability in Electron (versions before 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, 41.0.0-beta.8) on macOS. The app.moveToApplicationsFolder() function uses AppleScript that improperly handles certain characters in the path, potentially leading to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepts the prompt.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary AppleScript code, potentially leading to application or system compromise.
Recommendation
Update Electron to version 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, or 41.0.0-beta.8 (or later).
Original NVD description (English source)
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, on macOS, app.moveToApplicationsFolder() used an AppleScript fallback path that did not properly handle certain characters in the application bundle path. Under specific conditions, a crafted launch path could lead to arbitrary AppleScript execution when the user accepted the move-to-Applications prompt. Apps are only affected if they call app.moveToApplicationsFolder(). Apps that do not use this API are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.