CVE-2022-21718 (GCVE-0-2022-21718)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-03-22 16:25 – Updated: 2025-04-23 18:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Renderers can obtain access to random bluetooth device without permission in Electron
Summary
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to `17.0.0-alpha.6`, `16.0.6`, `15.3.5`, `14.2.4`, and `13.6.6` allows renderers to obtain access to a bluetooth device via the web bluetooth API if the app has not configured a custom `select-bluetooth-device` event handler. This has been patched and Electron versions `17.0.0-alpha.6`, `16.0.6`, `15.3.5`, `14.2.4`, and `13.6.6` contain the fix. Code from the GitHub Security Advisory can be added to the app to work around the issue.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 14:08 UTC
CWE
- CWE-668 - Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
Assigner
References
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| https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/32178 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/32240 | x_refsource_MISC |
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