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Case File

CVE-2017-16151

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.72% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-06-07 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-16151
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.72%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Based on details posted by the ElectronJS team; A remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in Google Chromium that affects all recent versions of Electron. Any Electron app that accesses remote content is vulnerable to this exploit, regardless of whether the [sandbox option](https://electron.atom.io/docs/api/sandbox-option) is enabled.