CVE-2026-43941

CRITICALNVD 9.68.8▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 9.6; sources differ by 0.8.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.6
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. In versions 3.8.15 and prior, Electerm's terminal hyperlink handler passes any URL clicked in the terminal directly to shell.openExternal without any protocol validation. An attacker who controls terminal output (e.g., via a malicious SSH server, compromised remote host, or malicious plugin rendering terminal content) can thus achieve arbitrary code execution or local file access on the victim's machine, requiring only that the victim clicks a displayed link. At time of publication, there are no publicly available patches.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
31.9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 8, 2026

Last Modified

May 8, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 8, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
github Patch Available

Unvalidated shell.openExternal in electerm allows arbitrary protocol execution via terminal link click · Advisory · electerm/electerm · GitHub

https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-fwf6-j56g-m97c

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
npmelecterm—ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
electerm———

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 108 total refreshes for this CVE.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43941?
CVE-2026-43941 is a critical vulnerability published on May 8, 2026. electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. In versions 3.8.15 and prior, Electerm's terminal hyperlink handler passes any URL clicked in the terminal directly to shell.openExternal without any protocol validation. An attacker who controls terminal…
When was CVE-2026-43941 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43941 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43941 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43941 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 31.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43941?
CVE-2026-43941 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 8.8.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43941?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43941, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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