CVE-2018-1000006

Exp

GitHub Electron versions 1.8.2-beta.3 and earlier, 1.7.10 and earlier, 1.6.15 and earlier has a vulnerability in the protocol handler, specifically Electron apps running on Windows 10, 7 or 2008 that register custom protocol handlers can be tricked in arbitrary command execution if the user clicks on a specially crafted URL. This has been fixed in versions 1.8.2-beta.4, 1.7.11, and 1.6.16.

Published: 2018-01-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-1000006 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.71%, 100th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-1000006

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
44357 exploit_db edb 2018-03-29 Exploit-DB ↗
43899 exploit_db edb 2018-01-25 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-1000006

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 92.32% 84.71% -7.62%
2 2026-05-29 92.36% 92.32% -0.04%
3 2026-05-22 — 92.36% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-1000006

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-1000006

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2018-1000006

GHSA-w222-53c6-c86p · Severity: high · Ecosystem: npm — Remote Code Execution in electron

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-1000006

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
atom electron 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
atom electron 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
atom electron 1.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:1.8.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
atom electron <= 1.7.10 cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
atom electron <= 1.6.15 cpe:2.3:a:atom:electron:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-1000006

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