CVE-2026-34779CWE-78

Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS

Medium · published April 4, 2026

CVSS v3.1
6.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.9
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 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00177 · 6.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2026-04-04T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 APR 00:00Z
    Electron: AppleScript injection in app.moveToApplicationsFolder on macOS
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