{"id":"CVE-2026-117602","aliases":[],"title":"Electrum before 4.7.2 External Plugin Authorization Bypass Local Code Execution","description":"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 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process.","severity":"high","score":8.6,"published":"2026-10-27T13:09:52.040Z","modified":"2026-10-27T13:09:52.040Z","withdrawn":false,"knownExploited":false,"affected":[],"references":["https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/security/advisories/GHSA-vw94-r84p-66qf","https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/032dfcf107da1d31bbee5d64ca978e554fd8e982","https://github.com/spesmilo/electrum/commit/fd7164d6dc1560b6f153c018cabf17e9411c5414","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/electrum-before-4.7.2-external-plugin-authorization-bypass-local-code-execution"],"sources":[{"name":"CVE","id":"CVE-2026-117602","modified":"2026-10-27T13:09:52.040Z","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-117602"}],"assessments":[{"source":"CNA","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":8.6},{"source":"CNA","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.4}]}