Command execution via unsanitized track title rendering
Published May 14, 2026 · Updated May 14, 2026
Code injection in soundcloud-rpc before 0.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute commands through a crafted SoundCloud track title. The preload bridge forwards unvalidated track metadata through IPC, and the settings preview inserts the title with innerHTML into a Node-enabled Electron view. A victim must play or view the attacker's track; the injected event handler runs with the victim user's OS permissions and can read or modify accessible files.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in soundcloud-rpc before 0.1.8 allows remote attackers to execute commands through a crafted SoundCloud track title. The preload bridge forwards unvalidated track metadata through IPC, and the settings preview inserts the title with innerHTML into a Node-enabled Electron view. A victim must play or view the attacker's track; the injected event handler runs with the victim user's OS permissions and can read or modify accessible files.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-44482
- Published
- May 14, 2026
- Updated
- May 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Richard Habitzreuter
- Product
- soundcloud-rpc
- Classifications
- CWE-862, CWE-20, CWE-94, CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 0.1.8
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- GitHub advisory track-title command-execution proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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