HIGH 8.6 NVD
CVE-2026-117602
Electrum 4.6.0 before 4.7.2 contains an authorization bypass in the external plugin loader, which executes a plugin's __init__.py module when the plugin is mark
Electrum 4.6.0 before 4.7.2 contains an authorization bypass in the external plugin loader, which executes a plugin's __init__.py module when the plugin is marked enabled in the config file, without verifying its plugin-password signature. A rogue local process with write access to the Electrum data directory can place plugin code in the plugins/ folder and mark it enabled, causing arbitrary code execution inside the Electrum process.
References
- https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/032dfcf107da1d31bbee5d64ca978e554fd8e982
- https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/fd7164d6dc1560b6f153c018cabf17e9411c5414
- https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/security/advisories/GHSA-vw94-r84p-66qf
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/electrum-before-4.7.2-external-plugin-authorization-b
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.6 was published on 2026-10-27 via NVD.
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