CVE-2024-27303

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lectron-builder is a solution to package and build a ready for distribution Electron, Proton Native app for macOS, Windows and Linux. A vulnerability that only affects eletron-builder prior to 24.13.2 in Windows, the NSIS installer makes a system call to open cmd.exe via NSExec in the `.nsh` installer script. NSExec by default searches the current directory of where the installer is located before searching `PATH`. This means that if an attacker can place a malicious executable file named cmd.exe in the same folder as the installer, the installer will run the malicious file. Version 24.13.2 fixes this issue. No known workaround exists. The code executes at the installer-level before the app is present on the system, so there's no way to check if it exists in a current installer.

Configurations

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AND
cpe:2.3:a:electron:electron-builder:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Dec 2025, 20:50

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Microsoft windows
Electron electron-builder
Microsoft
Electron
References () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/8f4acff3c2d45c1cb07779bb3fe79644408ee387 - () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/8f4acff3c2d45c1cb07779bb3fe79644408ee387 - Patch
References () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8059 - () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8059 - Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/security/advisories/GHSA-r4pf-3v7r-hh55 - () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/security/advisories/GHSA-r4pf-3v7r-hh55 - Vendor Advisory
CPE cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:electron:electron-builder:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

21 Nov 2024, 09:04

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/8f4acff3c2d45c1cb07779bb3fe79644408ee387 - () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/commit/8f4acff3c2d45c1cb07779bb3fe79644408ee387 -
References () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8059 - () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/pull/8059 -
References () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/security/advisories/GHSA-r4pf-3v7r-hh55 - () https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/security/advisories/GHSA-r4pf-3v7r-hh55 -

Information

Published : 2024-03-06 19:15

Updated : 2025-12-03 20:50


NVD link : CVE-2024-27303

Mitre link : CVE-2024-27303

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-27303


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CWE
CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

CWE-427

Uncontrolled Search Path Element