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CVE-2026-34768: Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows

April 3, 2026 (updated April 6, 2026)

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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j
  • github.com/electron/electron
  • github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34768

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 38.8.6, all versions starting from 39.0.0-alpha.1 before 39.8.1, all versions starting from 40.0.0-alpha.1 before 40.8.0, all versions starting from 41.0.0-alpha.1 before 41.0.0-beta.8

Fixed versions

  • 38.8.6
  • 39.8.1
  • 40.8.0
  • 41.0.0-beta.8

Solution

Upgrade to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, 41.0.0-beta.8 or above.

Impact 3.9 LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-428: Unquoted Search Path or Element

Source file

npm/electron/CVE-2026-34768.yml

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