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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-16151 · published 7 June 2018

CVE-2017-16151: Electronjs electron code injection vulnerability

Electronjs · Electron

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 2.7% · top 14.5% CWE-94 · Code injection
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
2.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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

LinkTags
https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix Broken Link
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539 Third Party Advisory
https://electron.atom.io/blog/2017/09/27/chromium-rce-vulnerability-fix Broken Link
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/539 Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-16151), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.