{"id":"GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j","summary":"Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows","details":"### Impact\nOn Windows, `app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true})` wrote the executable path to the `Run` registry key without quoting. If the app is installed to a path containing spaces, an attacker with write access to an ancestor directory may be able to cause a different executable to run at login instead of the intended app.\n\nOn a default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location.\n\n### Workarounds\nInstall the application to a path without spaces, or to a location where all ancestor directories are protected against unauthorized writes.\n\n### Fixed Versions\n* `41.0.0-beta.8`\n* `40.8.0`\n* `39.8.1`\n* `38.8.6`\n\n### For more information\nIf there are any questions or comments about this advisory, send an email to [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","aliases":["CVE-2026-34768"],"modified":"2026-04-06T23:19:48.346770Z","published":"2026-04-03T02:38:08Z","database_specific":{"severity":"LOW","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2026-04-03T02:38:08Z","nvd_published_at":"2026-04-04T00:16:17Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-428"]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34768"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/electron/electron"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"electron","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/electron"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"38.8.6"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j.json"}},{"package":{"name":"electron","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/electron"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"39.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"39.8.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j.json"}},{"package":{"name":"electron","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/electron"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"40.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"40.8.0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j.json"}},{"package":{"name":"electron","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/electron"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"41.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"41.0.0-beta.8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/04/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"}]}