CVE-2022-36077
Exfiltration of hashed SMB credentials on Windows via file:// redirect
Description
### Impact When following a redirect, Electron delays a check for redirecting to file:// URLs from other schemes. The contents of the file is not available to the renderer following the redirect, but if the redirect target is a SMB URL such as `file://some.website.com/`, then in some cases, Windows will connect to that server and attempt NTLM authentication, which can include sending hashed credentials. ### Patches This issue has been fixed in all current stable versions of Electron. Specifically, these versions contain the fixes: - 21.0.0-beta.1 - 20.0.1 - 19.0.11 - 18.3.7 We recommend all apps upgrade to the latest stable version of Electron. ### Workarounds If upgrading isn't possible, this issue can be addressed without upgrading by preventing redirects to file:// URLs in the `WebContents.on('will-redirect')` event, for all WebContents: ```js app.on('web-contents-created', (e, webContents) => { webContents.on('will-redirect', (e, url) => { if (/^file:/.test(url)) e.preventDefault() }) }) ``` ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org). ### Credit Thanks to user @coolcoolnoworries for reporting this issue.
How to fix CVE-2022-36077
To remediate CVE-2022-36077, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 18.3.7 or later
Is CVE-2022-36077 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 18.3.7