Description
Streambert is a cross-platform Electron Desktop App to stream and download video content. Prior to version 2.6.0, the open-external IPC handler in src/ipc/downloads.js passes a renderer-supplied url directly to Electron's shell.openExternal without validating its protocol. A compromised renderer can submit file: URIs or operating-system-specific custom schemes, causing the host to open local files, access remote resources through registered handlers, or launch scripts and applications supported by those handlers. This issue is fixed in version 2.6.0.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Description Streambert is a cross-platform Electron Desktop App to stream and download video content. Prior to version 2.6.0, the open-external IPC handler in src/ipc/downloads.js passes a renderer-supplied url directly to Electron's shell.openExternal without validating its protocol. A compromised renderer can submit file: URIs or operating-system-specific custom schemes, causing the host to open local files, access remote resources through registered handlers, or launch scripts and applications supported by those handlers. This issue is fixed in version 2.6.0.
Title Streambert : Insecure Protocol Execution in open-external IPC Handler
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-749
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T21:27:23.802Z

Reserved: 2026-06-08T21:44:27.364Z

Link: CVE-2026-52877

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T22:16:54.520

Modified: 2026-08-18T22:16:54.520

Link: CVE-2026-52877

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