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CVE-2026-43942 medium CVSS 5.5

Information Disclosure in electerm (CVE-2026-43942)

Summary

vulnerability in electerm (CVE-2026-43942). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Exploitable via ``process.env``.

AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2

A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2026-43942** has been found in electerm. Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``process.env`` over the network to misuse the product. Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 5.5/10. What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release. If unsure, ask your IT team or search "electerm CVE-2026-43942" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-43942 (electerm) — CWE-200 / CVSS v3 5.5 Attack vector: local / no user interaction Attack surface: `process.env` / `window.pre.env` / `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` / `AWS_SESSION_TOKEN` Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs. Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**information disclosure** (CWE-200) exists in electerm. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``process.env`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
electerm — . Attack surface: `process.env` / `window.pre.env` / `AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY` / `AWS_SESSION_TOKEN`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'electerm' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response Actions (7 steps)

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify
    grep -r 'electerm' . | grep -v node_modules

    リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `electerm` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 7
    Post-deployment verification verify
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

npm electerm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]

References

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