critical9.1
CVE-2026-45787
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client.
Impact
electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to 3.9.5, deterministic AES-192-CBC with a fixed zero IV, constant KDF salt, and no MAC leads to confidentiality and integrity failures for synced bookmark/profile data. Attackers can crack common passwords across installs and perform undetected ciphertext bit-flips to alter config/bookmarks. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.9.5.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electerm | < 3.9.5 | 3.9.5 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Electerm Project | Electerm | before 3.9.5 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g29v-q6h7-76wh
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/security/advisories/GHSA-g29v-q6h7-76wh
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/releases/tag/v3.9.5
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45787
- https://github.com/electerm/electerm/commit/9dd8295e37d53396b980cd45dfc5ed11ad79b937