electerm: Path traversal in editWithSystemEditor temp file path via unsanitized SFTP filename (CVE-2026-73223) | HOL Guard CVE

High · CVSS 8.1CVE-2026-73223

electerm: Path traversal in editWithSystemEditor temp file path via unsanitized SFTP filename

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-73223 records a High severity (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in electerm: Path traversal in editWithSystemEditor temp file path via unsanitized SFTP filename. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps electerm/electerm (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 11, 2026Updated Sep 9, 2026Source checked Sep 25, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 11, 2026Material review Sep 9, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 8.1
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 8.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps electerm/electerm (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
electerm/electermgeneric	< 3.15.120	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for electerm/electerm.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 11, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

electerm is an open-sourced terminal/ssh/sftp/telnet/serialport/RDP/VNC/Spice/ftp client. Prior to 3.15.120, electerm allows a malicious SFTP server to write attacker-controlled content outside the temporary directory because the server-controlled filename name used by editWithSystemEditor in src/client/components/sftp/file-item.jsx is interpolated into path.resolve without sanitization. This issue is fixed in version 3.15.120.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.