Arbitrary file execution via shell.openPath fallback
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Sandbox escape in the open-path-at-time IPC handler in Streambert before 2.6.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary files via a crafted filePath. In src/ipc/player.js, the handler accepts a renderer-controlled path without type or location checks and, when mpv or VLC launch is skipped or fails, passes that path to Electron's shell.openPath for operating-system handling. Exploitation requires control of a renderer process but no further user interaction; a local executable, script, or shortcut reachable by the Streambert process can then run with that process's privileges outside the renderer sandbox.
Summary
What happened
Sandbox escape in the open-path-at-time IPC handler in Streambert before 2.6.0 allows local users to execute arbitrary files via a crafted filePath. In src/ipc/player.js, the handler accepts a renderer-controlled path without type or location checks and, when mpv or VLC launch is skipped or fails, passes that path to Electron's shell.openPath for operating-system handling. Exploitation requires control of a renderer process but no further user interaction; a local executable, script, or shortcut reachable by the Streambert process can then run with that process's privileges outside the renderer sandbox.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-52876
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- truelockmc
- Product
- Streambert
- Classifications
- CWE-20, CWE-78, T1202
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 2.6.0
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