CVE-2026-43944: electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. From versions 3.0.6 to before...

Published: May 8, 2026 | Last Modified: May 8, 2026

Description

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. From versions 3.0.6 to before 3.8.15, electerm is vulnerable to arbitrary local code execution via deep links, CLI --opts, or crafted shortcuts. Exploit requires clicking a crafted electerm://... link or opening a crafted shortcut/command that launches electerm with attacker-controlled opts. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.15.

Security Coverage (2 articles)

References

• github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43944
• github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700
• github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742
• github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15
• github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q
• www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-43944
• www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CVE-2026-43944