CVE-2026-41501Disclosure(electerm_project / electerm)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 4 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch electerm_project electerm systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.com/elcterm/electerm/npm/install.js:130. The runLinux() function appends attacker-controlled remote version strings directly into an exec("rm -rf ...") command without validation. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.8.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-77

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • electerm

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 7 mentions across 4 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 4 signals
  • Disclosure: 6 classified signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked at 4 mentions on most recent observed day (2026-05-12)
  • 7 total mentions across 4 days

Affected systems

Products
electerm

Deep dive

Activity timeline7 mentions / 4d
01234Mentions · 2026-04-25: 1Mentions · 2026-05-08: 1Mentions · 2026-05-10: 1Mentions · 2026-05-12: 4Patch / Workaround · 2026-04-25: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-25: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-10: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-12: 204-2505-0805-1005-12
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
685.7%
General
114.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-04-251
Disclosure1
2026-05-081
Disclosure1
2026-05-101
Disclosure1
2026-05-124
Disclosure3General1
Full discourse7 posts
  • Upwind Security MDR@UpwindMDR
    Disclosure

    🚨 Electerm Command Injection (CVE-2026-41501 | CVSS 9.8) Malicious input flows into exec("rm -rf ...") via runLinux() No auth, low complexity → full command execution Upgrade immediately

    Post summary

    The tweet announces a newly disclosed CVE-2026-41501 in Electerm, describing a high‑severity command injection flaw (CVSS 9.8) and urges users to upgrade immediately to prevent full command execution.

    01050115
    237 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-41501 electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to version 3.3.8, a command injection vulnerability exists in github.c… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41501

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-41501 describes a command injection flaw in electerm versions before 3.3.8, with no evidence of active exploitation or an offered patch noted in the text.

    00030229
    57.8K followersView on X
  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    Disclosure

    References CVE: CVE-2026-41501 CVSS: 9.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity: CRITICAL Status: Critical advisory

    Post summary

    The text announces CVE-2026-41501 as a critical vulnerability with a CVSS of 9.8 and a critical advisory, but provides no additional details on exploitation or mitigation.

    1000033
    210 followersView on X
  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    Disclosure

    CRITICAL: CVE-2026-41501 (CVSS 9.8) — multiple products. CVE: CVE-2026-41501 CVSS: 9.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity: CRITICAL Status: Critical advisory

    Post summary

    The advisory announces CVE-2026-41501 as a critical vulnerability with a CVSS 9.8 score, but lacks any PoC, exploit details, or mitigation information.

    1000026
    210 followersView on X
  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    Disclosure

    CVE: CVE-2026-41501 CVSS: 9.8 (3.1) — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity: CRITICAL Status: Critical advisory electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client.

    Post summary

    CVE‑2026‑41501 is listed as a critical vulnerability with a CVSS 9.8 score, but the brief advisory offers no PoC, exploit details, or mention of active exploitation or mitigation steps.

    1000040
    210 followersView on X
  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    General

    https://lyrie.ai/research/research/cve-2026-41501-advisory #lyrie #cybersecurity #CVE #threatintel #zerodayattack

    Post summary

    The post simply links to an advisory for CVE-2026-41501 with no additional details or claims.

    0000018
    210 followersView on X
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    Disclosure

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-41501 📊 Severity: 9.8 🚨 Risk Level: Critical 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41501 #CVE-2026-41501 #CVE #Critical #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/0mhnlalLmh

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE‑2026‑41501 with a severity rating, but offers no technical, exploit, mitigation, or debunking details.

    0000048
    157 followersView on X
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