CVE-2026-54672 (GCVE-0-2026-54672)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-30 22:15 – Updated: 2026-07-01 13:47
VLAI
Title
electron-updater: Uncontrolled search path elements within `AppImage` built by `app-builder-lib`
Summary
electron-updater allows for automatic updates for Electron apps. Prior to 26.15.0, AppImage targets built by app-builder-lib could use an empty path component when setting the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable at runtime. This causes the current working directory to be added to the dynamic linker search path, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious shared library in the directory from which the AppImage is launched. This issue has been fixed in version 26.15.0.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-01 13:47 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7836 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
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