{"id":"CVE-2026-117602","title":"Electrum before 4.7.2 External Plugin Authorization Bypass Local Code Execution","summary":"Electrum 4.6.0 before 4.7.2 contains an authorization bypass in the external plugin loader, which executes a plugin's __init__.py module when the plugin is marked enabled in the config file, without verifying its plugin-password signatur…","severity":"high","cvss":8.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-347"],"vendor":"spesmilo","product":"electrum","affected":["electrum < 4.7.2"],"published":"2026-10-27","updated":"2026-10-27","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-27T13:09:52.040Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-117602","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/security/advisories/GHSA-vw94-r84p-66qf","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vw94-r84p-66qf)"},{"url":"https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/032dfcf107da1d31bbee5d64ca978e554fd8e982","label":"Patch Commit"},{"url":"https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/fd7164d6dc1560b6f153c018cabf17e9411c5414","label":"Patch Commit"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/electrum-before-4.7.2-external-plugin-authorization-bypass-local-code-execution","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Electrum before 4.7.2 External Plugin Authorization Bypass Local Code Execution"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-27T16:11:59.341Z","slug":"CVE-2026-117602","body":"## Overview\n\nElectrum 4.6.0 before 4.7.2 contains an authorization bypass in the external plugin loader, which executes a plugin's __init__.py module when the plugin is marked enabled in the config file, without verifying its plugin-password signature. A rogue local process with write access to the Electrum data directory can place plugin code in the plugins/ folder and mark it enabled, causing arbitrary code execution inside the Electrum process.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `electrum < 4.7.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":46,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":46.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}