CVE-2026-40501
RCE in Cherry Studio via malicious search-provider JavaScript in Electron window.
Is CVE-2026-40501 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-40501 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.80% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-40501?
CVE-2026-40501 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-40501?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-40501. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-40501 affect?
CVE-2026-40501 affects Cherry Studio 1.2.2–1.9.12, Electron apps with nodeIntegration enabled & contextIsolation disabled. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-40501?
Upgrade past 1.9.12 or apply commit 1518530; disable nodeIntegration and enable contextIsolation.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution: attacker-controlled search content runs Node.js with full fs/child_process access as app user.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 1.2.2 and <= 1.9.12
- affected>= f9c6bddae5b91cc50872c76e791105fa219d0d34 and <= 151853035e8e417a51559ebfc243eda98361a882
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.