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CVE-2025-54871 (GCVE-0-2025-54871)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-05 00:03 – Updated: 2025-08-05 14:55
VLAI?
Title
Electron Capture is Vulnerable to TCC Bypass via Misconfigured Node Fuses (macOS)
Summary
Electron Capture facilitates video playback for screen-sharing and capture. In versions 2.19.1 and below, the elecap app on macOS allows local unprivileged users to bypass macOS TCC privacy protections by enabling ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE. This environment variable allows arbitrary Node.js code to be executed via the -e flag, which runs inside the main Electron context, inheriting any previously granted TCC entitlements (such as access to Documents, Downloads, etc.). This issue is fixed in version 2.20.0.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| steveseguin | electroncapture |
Affected:
< 2.20.0
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