CVE-2024-29900
HIGHDescription
Electron Packager bundles Electron-based application source code with a renamed Electron executable and supporting files into folders ready for distribution. A random segment of ~1-10kb of Node.js heap memory allocated either side of a known buffer will be leaked into the final executable. This memory _could_ contain sensitive information such as environment variables, secrets files, etc. This issue is patched in 18.3.1.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-402 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-31407 | High | 8.6 | 2.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-31410 | High | 8.6 | 1.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-23263 | Medium | 5.9 | 1.6% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-32388 | Medium | 5.3 | 1.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-23264 | High | 8.1 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-3596 | High | 7.5 | 1.1% | - | - |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-29900?
No published fix for CVE-2024-29900 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2024-29900 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-29900 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.63% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 47% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-29900?
CVE-2024-29900 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-05-07.