---
id: CVE-2026-119333
title: draw.io Desktop allows Windows executable search-path hijacking
summary: >-
  draw.io Desktop is the official Electron build of draw.io. Prior to 31.5.2,
  the Windows application launched powershell and attrib by bare executable name
  from src/main/electron.js. When draw.io Desktop was not already running,
  opening a…
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-426
vendor: jgraph
product: drawio-desktop
affected:
  - drawio-desktop < 31.5.2
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-11-02T14:56:55.646557Z'
exploitAvailable: true
published: '2026-10-30'
updated: '2026-11-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-02T14:57:15.884Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119333'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-qg46-52fx-h7p8
    label: >-
      https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-qg46-52fx-h7p8
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/commit/3fed7ecfa6871d952d9946508ec85739796a59b2
    label: >-
      https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/commit/3fed7ecfa6871d952d9946508ec85739796a59b2
  - url: 'https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/releases/tag/v31.5.2'
    label: 'https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/releases/tag/v31.5.2'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00136
epssPercentile: 0.03042
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.676Z'
---

## Overview

draw.io Desktop is the official Electron build of draw.io. Prior to 31.5.2, the Windows application launched powershell and attrib by bare executable name from src/main/electron.js. When draw.io Desktop was not already running, opening a diagram from File Explorer made the diagram directory the current working directory, allowing a colocated attacker-controlled powershell.bat or attrib.exe to be resolved before the intended system executable. A victim who extracted an attacker-supplied archive and cold-opened its legitimate .drawio file could therefore execute attacker-controlled code when Local Fonts were enabled or when draft or backup attributes were updated. This issue is fixed in version 31.5.2.

## Affected

- `drawio-desktop < 31.5.2`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.