CVE-2022-29257
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2022
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Electron's AutoUpdater module fails to validate certain nested components of the bundle
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript (JS), HTML, and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 allows attackers who have control over a given apps update server / update storage to serve maliciously crafted update packages that pass the code signing validation check but contain malicious code in some components. This kind of attack would require significant privileges in a potential victim's own auto updating infrastructure and the ease of that attack entirely depends on the potential victim's infrastructure security. Electron versions 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 contain a fix for this issue. There are no known workarounds.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
electron
- Vendor
- electron
- Product
- electron
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 15.5.5 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 16.0.0-beta.1, < 16.2.6 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 17.0.0-beta.1, < 17.2.0 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 18.0.0-beta.1, <= 18.0.0-beta.5 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |