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GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j

Electron: Unquoted executable path in app.setLoginItemSettings on Windows

Quick fix

GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j — electron: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

npm install electron@38.8.6

Details

### Impact On Windows, `app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true})` wrote the executable path to the `Run` registry key without quoting. If the app is installed to a path containing spaces, an attacker with write access to an ancestor directory may be able to cause a different executable to run at login instead of the intended app.

On a default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location.

### Workarounds Install the application to a path without spaces, or to a location where all ancestor directories are protected against unauthorized writes.

### Fixed Versions * `41.0.0-beta.8` * `40.8.0` * `39.8.1` * `38.8.6`

### For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, send an email to [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)

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Affected packages

npm/electron
Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 38.8.6
Fixnpm install electron@38.8.6
npm/electron
Introduced in: 39.0.0-alpha.1Fixed in: 39.8.1
Fixnpm install electron@39.8.1
npm/electron
Introduced in: 40.0.0-alpha.1Fixed in: 40.8.0
Fixnpm install electron@40.8.0
npm/electron
Introduced in: 41.0.0-alpha.1Fixed in: 41.0.0-beta.8
Fixnpm install electron@41.0.0-beta.8

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