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CVE-2018-15685

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 10.43% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-08-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

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

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution
External Security References

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CVE
CVE-2018-15685
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
10.43%
GitHub

Original NVD Description

GitHub Electron 1.7.15, 1.8.7, 2.0.7, and 3.0.0-beta.6, in certain scenarios involving IFRAME elements and "nativeWindowOpen: true" or "sandbox: true" options, is affected by a WebPreferences vulnerability that can be leveraged to perform remote code execution.