Is CVE-2023-44402 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-44402 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-44402?

CVE-2023-44402 has a CVSS score of 6.1 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

How do I patch CVE-2023-44402?

Patch guidance is available from electronjs security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2023-44402.

CVE-2023-44402 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2023-44402?

11 products: electronjs electron, electronjs electron, electronjs electron, electronjs electron, electronjs electron, and 6 more.

Description

Electron is an open source framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. This only impacts apps that have the `embeddedAsarIntegrityValidation` and `onlyLoadAppFromAsar` fuses enabled. Apps without these fuses enabled are not impacted. This issue is specific to macOS as these fuses are only currently supported on macOS. Specifically this issue can only be exploited if your app is launched from a filesystem the attacker has write access too. i.e. the ability to edit files inside the `.app` bundle on macOS which these fuses are supposed to protect against. There are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: high
Availability: low
Weaknesses: CWE-345

Metadata

Primary Vendor: ELECTRONJS
Published: 12/1/2023
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

electronjs : electronelectronjs : electronelectronjs : electronelectronjs : electronelectronjs : electronelectronjs : electronelectronjs : electronelectronjs : electronelectronjs : electronelectronjs : electronelectronjs : electron

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2023-44402. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2023-44402

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CVE-2023-44402 vulnerability