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CVE-2025-29509: 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...
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().
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-29509
Affected Products
Vendor: n/a
Product: n/a
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.15% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 36.27% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-07 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29509https://gist.github.com/Suuuuuzy/b8fa2fa083793c460e3686c182f8c4d1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qDztNtn2merSjYgPRLWFFXqlXM9tcrjD/view?usp=sharing