CVE-2025-29509
Jan Electron RCE
Description
Jan v0.5.14 and before is vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) when the user clicks on a rendered link in the conversation, due to opening external website in the app and the exposure of electronAPI, with a lack of filtering of URL when calling shell.openExternal().
INFO
Published Date :
May 9, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 12, 2025, 5:32 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-29509
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-29509.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qDztNtn2merSjYgPRLWFFXqlXM9tcrjD/view?usp=sharing | |
| https://gist.github.com/Suuuuuzy/b8fa2fa083793c460e3686c182f8c4d1 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-29509 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-29509 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
May. 12, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Removed CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-77 Removed CWE CWE-94 -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
May. 10, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-94 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Jan v0.5.14 and before is vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) when the user clicks on a rendered link in the conversation, due to opening external website in the app and the exposure of electronAPI, with a lack of filtering of URL when calling shell.openExternal(). Added Reference https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qDztNtn2merSjYgPRLWFFXqlXM9tcrjD/view?usp=sharing Added Reference https://gist.github.com/Suuuuuzy/b8fa2fa083793c460e3686c182f8c4d1
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-29509 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-29509
weaknesses.