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CVE-2026-41501: electerm has Command Injection via runLinux funtion

criticalCVSS 3.1 9.8GHSA-8x35-hph8-37hq

Impact What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted? Command Injection vulnerabilities in electerm: A command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf ...") command without validation. Who is impacted: Users who run npm install -g electerm in Linux.

Published Apr 24, 2026 · Updated May 12, 2026

Affected packages

electerm

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 3.3.8
Fixed in: 3.3.8
Check: npm ls electerm

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Impact

_What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_

Command Injection vulnerabilities in electerm:

A command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf ...") command without validation.

Who is impacted: Users who run npm install -g electerm in Linux. An attacker who can control the remote release metadata (version string or release name) served by the project's update server could execute arbitrary system commands, tamper local files, and escalate compromise of development/runtime assets.

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Patches

_Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_

Fixed in 59708b38c8a52f5db59d7d4eff98e31d573128ee, user no need to upgrade, the new version already published in npm

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Workarounds

_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_

Credited to nnin-nnin, FORIMOC.

References

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