{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "REFERENCES"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6761887da2286669652a8869f02d862c3e2243a5"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/electerm/electerm",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20",
      "CWE-829",
      "CWE-94"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43944.json",
    "unresolved_ranges": [
      {
        "extracted_events": [
          {
            "introduced": "3.0.6"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "3.8.15"
          }
        ],
        "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
      },
      {
        "extracted_events": [
          {
            "fixed": "3.8.15"
          }
        ],
        "source": "DESCRIPTION"
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. From versions 3.0.6 to before 3.8.15, electerm is vulnerable to arbitrary local code execution via deep links, CLI --opts, or crafted shortcuts. Exploit requires clicking a crafted electerm://... link or opening a crafted shortcut/command that launches electerm with attacker-controlled opts. This issue has been patched in version 3.8.15.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-43944",
  "modified": "2026-08-05T03:30:15.146500617Z",
  "published": "2026-05-08T03:08:09.046Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.8.15"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/43xxx/CVE-2026-43944.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-mpm8-cx2p-626q"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43944"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/0599e67069b00e376a2e962649aaad6096e63507"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/8a6a17951e96d715f5a231532bbd8303fe208700"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/a79e06f4a1f0ac6376c3d2411ef4690fa0377742"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.8.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "electerm: dangerous code can be run through links or command line"
}