CVE-2024-39698CWE-154

Code Signing Bypass on Windows in electron-updater < 6.3.0-alpha.6

High · published July 9, 2024

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

electron-updater allows for automatic updates for Electron apps. The file `packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts` implements the signature validation routine for Electron applications on Windows. Because of the surrounding shell, a first pass by `cmd.exe` expands any environment variable found in command-line above. This creates a situation where `verifySignature()` can be tricked into validating the certificate of a different file than the one that was just downloaded. If the step is successful, the malicious update will be executed even if its signature is invalid. This attack assumes a compromised update manifest (server compromise, Man-in-the-Middle attack if fetched over HTTP, Cross-Site Scripting to point the application to a malicious updater server, etc.). The patch is available starting from 6.3.0-alpha.6.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00336 · 26.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-154 · Improper Neutralization of Variable Name Delimiters
Published
2024-07-09T17:50Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUL 17:50Z
    Code Signing Bypass on Windows in electron-updater < 6.3.0-alpha.6
    cvelistv5