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CVE-2018-15685

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2018-08-23
  • Fixed in3.0.0-beta.7 · 2.0.8 · 1.8.8 · 1.7.16
  • WeaknessCWE-1188

Am I affected?

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Description

GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-08-27Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 03:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-15685?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-15685?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
electron
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0≥ 3.0.0-beta.1, < 3.0.0-beta.73.0.0-beta.7
2.0≥ 2.0.0, < 2.0.82.0.8
1.8≥ 1.8.0, < 1.8.81.8.8
1.7≥ 1.7.0, < 1.7.161.7.16
Electronjs electron
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.7= 1.7.15no fix published
1.8= 1.8.7no fix published
2.0= 2.0.7no fix published
3.0= 3.0.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update electron to 3.0.0-beta.7 · 2.0.8 · 1.8.8 · 1.7.16

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-45272
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-08-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-hv9c-qwqg-qj3v

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15685?

GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.

Is CVE-2018-15685 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-15685 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 10.3% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-15685?

CVE-2018-15685 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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