CVE-2016-10534 json
SSL Validation Defaults to False in electron-packager
published 2018-05-31 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc , EUVD-2019-0326
- cvss
- 5.9
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
electron-packager is a command line tool that packages Electron source code into `.app` and `.exe` packages. along with Electron. The `--strict-ssl` command line option in electron-packager >= 5.2.1 <= 6.0.0 || >=6.0.0 <= 6.0.2 defaults to false if not explicitly set to true. This could allow an attacker to perform a man in the middle attack.
Patch / fix
- npm electron-packager 7.0.0
Exploit prediction
0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electron-packager | >=5.2.1, <7.0.0 |
7.0.0 |
Affected products
- HackerOne electron-packager node module
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
References
-
github.com
/electron-userland/electron-packager/issues/333
web, issue-tracking, mitigation, third-party-advisory
-
nodesecurity.io
/advisories/104
mitigation, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10534
advisory
-
github.com
/advisories/GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc
advisory
-
npmjs.com
/advisories/104
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-10534
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q43m-ffwr-rpcc
- NVD CVE-2016-10534
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