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Vulnerability record · CVE-2016-1202 · published 25 April 2016

CVE-2016-1202: Atom electron vulnerability

Atom · Electron

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 0.43% · top 65.1%
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.2
0.43%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Atom Electron before 0.33.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Node.js module in a parent directory of a directory named on a require line.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/2976
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN00324715/index.html Vendor Advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2016-000054 Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/9a2e2b365d061ec10cd861391fd5b1344af7194d
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/2976

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2016-1202), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.