CVE-2026-43944 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-43944: electerm: dangerous code can be run through links or command line

Vendor Electerm
Product electerm
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published May 8, 2026
Last update May 13, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 8, 2026 CVE published
May 13, 2026 Record updated