Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Electron Capture on macOS
CVE-2025-54871

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Steveseguin

Status
Electroncapture
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 August 2025

What is CVE-2025-54871?

A security flaw in Electron Capture allows unprivileged local users on macOS to bypass TCC privacy protections. By utilizing the ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE environment variable, malicious users can execute arbitrary Node.js code via the -e flag within the Electron context. This execution inherits any previously granted TCC entitlements, potentially exposing sensitive directories such as Documents or Downloads. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to version 2.20.0, which addresses this issue.

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Affected Version(s)

electroncapture < 2.20.0

References

https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture/security/a...
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https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture/commit/383...
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https://github.com/steveseguin/electroncapture/releases/t...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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