Arbitrary command execution via renderer IPC exec
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 21, 2026
Command injection in Super Productivity before 18.13.0 allows attackers to execute OS commands via renderer-supplied IPC EXEC input. The electron/ipc-handlers/exec.ts handler forwards command strings from window.ea.exec() to child_process.exec(), so renderer code and community plugins can reach a system shell, and accepted commands are persisted in ALLOWED_COMMANDS for later silent reuse. Exploitation requires local user interaction to install or enable a malicious plugin and approve its first command, after which the desktop account's privileges are available to that plugin or any other code that reuses the whitelisted command.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in Super Productivity before 18.13.0 allows attackers to execute OS commands via renderer-supplied IPC EXEC input. The electron/ipc-handlers/exec.ts handler forwards command strings from window.ea.exec() to child_process.exec(), so renderer code and community plugins can reach a system shell, and accepted commands are persisted in ALLOWED_COMMANDS for later silent reuse. Exploitation requires local user interaction to install or enable a malicious plugin and approve its first command, after which the desktop account's privileges are available to that plugin or any other code that reuses the whitelisted command.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-71551
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 21, 2026
- Vendor
- Super Productivity
- Product
- Super Productivity
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 21, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 18.13.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Malicious plugin window.ea.exec proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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