CVE-2026-34768CWE-428

Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows

Low · published April 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
3.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
2.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 Windows, app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true}) wrote the executable path to the Run registry key without quoting. If the app is installed to a path containing spaces, an attacker with write access to an ancestor directory may be able to cause a different executable to run at login instead of the intended app. On a default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.9 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00138 · 2.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-428 · Unquoted Search Path or Element
Published
2026-04-03T23:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 APR 23:44Z
    Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows
    cvelistv5