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Cherry Studio CVE-2026-40501

| EUVDEUVD-2026-44747 HIGH
Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere (CWE-829)
2026-07-15 VulnCheck GHSA-5c46-rj6r-wvm8
8.6
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY
8.6 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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8.8 HIGH

Network-delivered via untrusted search content with no auth (PR:N) but requires the victim to interact with it (UI:R); full host-account compromise gives C/I/A:H.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
A
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Jul 15, 2026 - 18:33 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Jul 15, 2026 - 18:33 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jul 15, 2026 - 17:41 cve.org
HIGH 8.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Cherry Studio versions 1.2.2 through 1.9.12, fixed in commit 1518530, contain a remote code execution vulnerability in SearchService that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by delivering malicious JavaScript through controlled search provider content loaded into an Electron BrowserWindow configured with nodeIntegration enabled and contextIsolation disabled. Attackers who control a search engine provider, individual search result pages, or provider settings pages can execute JavaScript with full Node.js privileges, gaining access to fs, child_process, os, and process.env under the operating-system account of the Cherry Studio process.

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in Cherry Studio 1.2.2 through 1.9.12 lets attackers who control search-provider content run arbitrary Node.js code because the SearchService loads that content into an Electron BrowserWindow with nodeIntegration enabled and contextIsolation disabled. An attacker controlling a search engine provider, search result page, or provider settings page can execute JavaScript with full Node.js privileges under the OS account running the app. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker controls search provider or result page
Delivery
Victim loads content via SearchService search
Exploit
Malicious JS runs in nodeIntegration BrowserWindow
Execution
require('child_process') executes commands
Impact
Access fs/os/process.env as user account

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the victim use Cherry Studio's search feature such that attacker-controlled content is loaded - specifically a search engine provider, individual search result page, or provider settings page under the attacker's control - and requires user interaction (UI:A) to engage that content. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.6 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H) reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact, gated only by user interaction (UI:A) - a victim must engage with attacker-influenced search content. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker sets up or compromises a search engine provider (or a search result/settings page) that a Cherry Studio user configures or visits, then serves a page containing malicious JavaScript. When the SearchService loads that content into the nodeIntegration-enabled BrowserWindow and the user interacts with the search feature, the script calls require('child_process') to run commands and read process.env, achieving code execution as the local user. …
Remediation Upgrade to a Cherry Studio build that includes the fix commit 151853035e8e417a51559ebfc243eda98361a882 (Upstream fix available via commit; the patched release tag is not independently confirmed from the provided data, so verify the exact released version against the vendor's release notes before deploying). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, identify all systems running Cherry Studio versions 1.2.2 through 1.9.12 and audit their currently configured search providers. …

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