CVE-2026-52877: Electron Ipc Unvalidated Open External

Renderer-controlled URL is passed to shell.openExternal without protocol validation in an IPC handler. This may allow arbitrary URL schemes (e.g., file: or OS-registered handlers) to execute commands or access local files.

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Description

Renderer-controlled URL is passed to shell.openExternal without protocol validation in an IPC handler. This may allow arbitrary URL schemes (e.g., file: or OS-registered handlers) to execute commands or access local files.