CVE-2022-21718Network attack vector

Unauthorized Bluetooth device access via default selection

Published Mar 22, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Missing authorization in affected Electron releases allows context-dependent attackers to access a random Bluetooth device through Web Bluetooth. Electron's default selection path returns an available device instead of cancelling the request when the application has no listener. Access requires attacker-controlled renderer content, a user-initiated request, and a nearby discoverable device; the attacker cannot choose the device.

CVSS severity3.4
Low
EPSS probability0.95%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in affected Electron releases allows context-dependent attackers to access a random Bluetooth device through Web Bluetooth. Electron's default selection path returns an available device instead of cancelling the request when the application has no listener. Access requires attacker-controlled renderer content, a user-initiated request, and a nearby discoverable device; the attacker cannot choose the device.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-21718
Published
Mar 22, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
Electron
Product
Electron
Classifications
CWE-668, CWE-862
Attack vector
network
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 22, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 13.6.6
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 14.0.0-beta.1, < 14.2.4
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 15.0.0-beta.1, < 15.3.5
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 16.0.0-beta.1, < 16.0.6
  5. Affected versionversion=>= 17.0.0-alpha.1, <= 17.0.0-alpha.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Electron · Electronversion=< 13.6.6; version=>= 14.0.0-beta.1, < 14.2.4; version=>= 15.0.0-beta.1, < 15.3.5; version=>= 16.0.0-beta.1, < 16.0.6; version=>= 17.0.0-alpha.1, <= 17.0.0-alpha.5

Published CVSS scores

4.0NISTAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.0NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.4GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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No observations available

Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
CWE-862Missing Authorization

Public exploit references

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