CVE-2026-43941

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. In versions 3.8.15 and prior, Electerm's terminal hyperlink handler passes any URL clicked in the terminal directly to shell.openExternal without any protocol validation. An attacker who controls terminal output (e.g., via a malicious SSH server, compromised remote host, or malicious plugin rendering terminal content) can thus achieve arbitrary code execution or local file access on the victim's machine, requiring only that the victim clicks a displayed link. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.
References
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

08 May 2026, 19:17

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References () https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-fwf6-j56g-m97c - () https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-fwf6-j56g-m97c - Vendor Advisory, Mitigation
CPE cpe:2.3:a:electerm_project:electerm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Electerm Project
Electerm Project electerm

08 May 2026, 04:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-08 04:16

Updated : 2026-05-08 19:17


NVD link : CVE-2026-43941

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43941

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43941


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Products Affected

electerm_project

  • electerm
CWE
CWE-88

Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')

CWE-601

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')