How should we interpret CVSS severity scores?

CVSS estimates technical severity, but it does not automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, asset criticality, known exploitation, and whether compensating controls exist. A Medium CVSS on an exposed production system can be more urgent than a Critical on an isolated non-production host.

Vulnerability Database

Q: What is a Vulnerability (CVE) and why does it matter?

A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.

Q: What's the difference between a vulnerability, an exploit, and a zero-day?

A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. Risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.

Q: Why do vulnerabilities keep reappearing in our environment?

Recurring findings usually come from incomplete asset discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host.

Q: How do we prioritize remediation without burning out the team?

Use a repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress so remediation is steady, not reactive.

Q: How can SynScan help reduce vulnerability risk over time?

SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.

328,409

Total vulnerabilities in the database

Vulnerabilities for products matching "electron"

Found 4 matching products. Filters apply to all results.

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atom / electron

3 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2018-1000006	High	January 24, 2018 1/24/18	== 1.8.2-beta3 == 1.8.2-beta2 == 1.8.2-beta1 <= 1.7.10 <= 1.6.15
CVE-2017-1000424	Low	January 2, 2018 1/2/18	>= 1.6.4 <= 1.6.11 >= 1.7.0 <= 1.7.5
CVE-2016-1202	High	April 25, 2016 4/25/16	<= 0.33.4

electron / electron

1 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Exploit	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2017-12581	High		August 6, 2017 8/6/17	<= 1.6.7

electronjs / electron

20 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2023-44402	Medium	December 1, 2023 12/1/23	== 27.0.0-alpha1 == 27.0.0-alpha2 == 27.0.0-alpha3 == 27.0.0-alpha4 == 27.0.0-alpha5 == 27.0.0-alpha6 >= 26.0.0 <= 26.2.1 >= 25.0.0 <= 25.8.1 >= 24.0.0 <= 24.8.3 >= 23.0.0 <= 23.3.14 <= 22.3.24
CVE-2023-39956	Medium	September 6, 2023 9/6/23	< 22.3.9 >= 23.0.0 < 23.3.13 >= 24.0.0 < 24.7.1 >= 25.0.0 < 25.5.0 == 26.0.0-alpha1 == 26.0.0-alpha2 == 26.0.0-alpha3 == 26.0.0-alpha4 == 26.0.0-alpha5 == 26.0.0-alpha6 == 26.0.0-alpha7 == 26.0.0-alpha8 == 26.0.0-beta1 == 26.0.0-beta10 == 26.0.0-beta11 == 26.0.0-beta12 == 26.0.0-beta2 == 26.0.0-beta3 == 26.0.0-beta4 == 26.0.0-beta5 == 26.0.0-beta6 == 26.0.0-beta7 == 26.0.0-beta8 == 26.0.0-beta9
CVE-2023-29198	Medium	September 6, 2023 9/6/23	< 22.3.6 >= 23.0.0 < 23.2.3 == 24.0.0 == 24.0.0-alpha1 == 24.0.0-alpha2 == 24.0.0-alpha3 == 24.0.0-alpha4 == 24.0.0-alpha5 == 24.0.0-alpha6 == 24.0.0-alpha7 == 24.0.0-beta1 == 24.0.0-beta2 == 24.0.0-beta3 == 24.0.0-beta4 == 24.0.0-beta5 == 24.0.0-beta6 == 24.0.0-beta7 == 25.0.0-alpha1
CVE-2023-23623	High	September 6, 2023 9/6/23	== 23.0.0-alpha1 == 22.0.0 == 22.0.0-beta2 == 22.0.0-beta3 == 22.0.0-beta4 == 22.0.0-beta5 == 22.0.0-beta6 == 22.0.0-beta7 == 22.0.0-beta8 == 22.0.0-beta1
CVE-2022-36077	High	November 8, 2022 11/8/22	< 18.3.7 >= 19.0.0 < 19.0.11 >= 20.0.0 < 20.0.1 == 21.0.0 == 21.0.0-alpha1 == 21.0.0-alpha2 == 21.0.0-alpha3 == 21.0.0-alpha4 == 21.0.0-alpha5 == 21.0.0-alpha6
CVE-2022-29257	Medium	June 13, 2022 6/13/22	< 15.5.0 == 16.0.0-beta1 == 16.0.0-beta2 == 16.0.0-beta3 == 16.0.0-beta4 == 16.0.0-beta5 == 16.0.0-beta6 == 16.0.0-beta7 == 16.0.0-beta8 == 16.0.0-beta9 >= 16.0.1 < 16.2.0 == 17.0.0-beta1 == 17.0.0-beta2 == 17.0.0-beta3 == 17.0.0-beta4 == 17.0.0-beta5 == 17.0.0-beta6 == 17.0.0-beta7 == 17.0.0-beta8 == 17.0.0-beta9 >= 17.0.1 < 17.2.0 == 18.0.0-beta1 == 18.0.0-beta2 == 18.0.0-beta3 == 18.0.0-beta4 == 18.0.0-beta5
CVE-2022-29247	Low	June 13, 2022 6/13/22	< 15.5.5 == 16.0.0-beta1 == 16.0.0-beta2 == 16.0.0-beta3 == 16.0.0-beta4 == 16.0.0-beta5 == 16.0.0-beta6 == 16.0.0-beta7 == 16.0.0-beta8 == 16.0.0-beta9 >= 16.0.1 < 16.2.6 == 17.0.0-beta1 == 17.0.0-beta2 == 17.0.0-beta3 == 17.0.0-beta4 == 17.0.0-beta5 == 17.0.0-beta6 == 17.0.0-beta7 == 17.0.0-beta8 == 17.0.0-beta9 >= 17.0.1 < 17.2.0 == 18.0.0-beta1 == 18.0.0-beta2 == 18.0.0-beta3 == 18.0.0-beta4 == 18.0.0-beta5
CVE-2022-21718	Low	March 22, 2022 3/22/22	< 13.6.6 >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.6 >= 15.0.0 < 15.3.5 >= 14.0.0 < 14.2.4 == 17.0.0-alpha1 == 17.0.0-alpha2 == 17.0.0-alpha3 == 17.0.0-alpha4 == 17.0.0-alpha5
CVE-2021-39184	Medium	October 12, 2021 10/12/21	== 15.0.0-alpha1 == 15.0.0-alpha2 == 15.0.0-alpha3 == 15.0.0-alpha4 == 15.0.0-alpha5 == 15.0.0-alpha6 == 15.0.0-alpha7 == 15.0.0-alpha8 == 15.0.0-alpha9 == 14.0.0-beta1 == 14.0.0-beta2 == 14.0.0-beta3 == 14.0.0-beta4 == 14.0.0-beta5 == 14.0.0-beta6 == 14.0.0-beta7 == 14.0.0-beta8 == 14.0.0-beta9 == 14.0.0-beta10 == 14.0.0-beta11 == 14.0.0-beta12 == 14.0.0-beta13 == 14.0.0-beta14 == 14.0.0-beta15 == 14.0.0-beta16 == 14.0.0-beta17 == 14.0.0-beta18 == 14.0.0-beta19 == 14.0.0-beta20 == 14.0.0-beta21 == 14.0.0-beta22 == 14.0.0-beta23 == 14.0.0-beta24 == 14.0.0-beta25 >= 13.0.0 < 13.3.0 >= 12.0.0 < 12.1.0 >= 10.1.0 < 11.5.0
CVE-2020-26272	Medium	January 28, 2021 1/28/21	== 9.0.0-beta11 == 9.0.0-beta12 == 9.0.0-beta13 == 9.0.0-beta14 == 9.0.0-beta15 == 9.0.0-beta16 == 9.0.0-beta17 == 9.0.0-beta18 == 9.0.0-beta19 == 9.0.0-beta20 == 9.0.0-beta1 == 9.0.0-beta2 == 9.0.0-beta3 == 9.0.0-beta4 == 9.0.0-beta5 == 9.0.0-beta6 == 9.0.0-beta7 == 9.0.0-beta8 == 9.0.0-beta9 == 9.0.0-beta10 == 10.0.0-beta21 == 10.0.0-beta23 == 10.0.0-beta24 == 10.0.0-beta25 == 10.0.0-beta1 == 10.0.0-beta10 == 10.0.0-beta11 == 10.0.0-beta12 == 10.0.0-beta13 == 10.0.0-beta14 == 10.0.0-beta15 == 10.0.0-beta17 == 10.0.0-beta19 == 10.0.0-beta2 == 10.0.0-beta20 == 10.0.0-beta3 == 10.0.0-beta4 == 10.0.0-beta5 == 10.0.0-beta6 == 10.0.0-beta7 == 10.0.0-beta8 == 10.0.0-beta9 == 11.0.0-beta1 == 11.0.0-beta3 == 11.0.0-beta4 == 11.0.0-beta5 == 12.0.0-beta1 == 12.0.0-beta3 == 12.0.0-beta4 == 12.0.0-beta5 == 12.0.0-beta6 == 12.0.0-beta7 == 12.0.0-beta8 == 12.0.0-beta9 == 11.0.0-beta6 == 11.0.0-beta7 == 11.0.0-beta8 == 11.0.0-beta9 == 11.0.0-beta10 == 11.0.0-beta11 == 11.0.0-beta12 == 11.0.0-beta13 == 11.0.0-beta14 == 11.0.0-beta15 == 11.0.0-beta16 == 11.0.0-beta17 == 11.0.0-beta18 == 11.0.0-beta19 == 11.0.0-beta20 == 11.0.0-beta21 == 11.0.0-beta22 == 11.0.0-beta23 >= 11.0.0 < 11.1.0 >= 10.0.0 < 10.2.0 >= 9.0.0 < 9.4.0 == 9.0.0-beta21 == 9.0.0-beta22 == 9.0.0-beta23 == 9.0.0-beta24
CVE-2020-15174	High	October 6, 2020 10/6/20	>= 8.0.0 < 8.5.1 >= 9.0.0 < 9.3.0 >= 10.0.0 < 10.0.1
CVE-2020-15215	Medium	October 6, 2020 10/6/20	== 9.0.0-beta11 == 9.0.0-beta12 == 9.0.0-beta13 == 9.0.0-beta14 == 9.0.0-beta15 == 9.0.0-beta16 == 9.0.0-beta17 == 9.0.0-beta18 == 9.0.0-beta19 == 9.0.0-beta20 == 9.0.0-beta1 == 9.0.0-beta2 == 9.0.0-beta3 == 9.0.0-beta4 == 9.0.0-beta5 == 9.0.0-beta6 == 9.0.0-beta7 == 9.0.0-beta8 == 9.0.0-beta9 == 9.0.0-beta10 == 9.0.0 == 8.0.0-beta2 == 8.0.0-beta3 == 8.0.0-beta4 == 8.0.0-beta5 == 8.0.0-beta6 == 8.0.0-beta7 == 8.0.0-beta8 == 8.0.0-beta9 == 8.0.0-beta0 == 8.0.0-beta1 == 10.0.0 == 10.0.1 == 10.1.0 == 10.1.1 == 10.0.0-beta21 == 10.0.0-beta22 == 10.0.0-beta23 == 10.0.0-beta24 == 10.0.0-beta25 == 10.0.0-beta1 == 10.0.0-beta10 == 10.0.0-beta11 == 10.0.0-beta12 == 10.0.0-beta13 == 10.0.0-beta14 == 10.0.0-beta15 == 10.0.0-beta16 == 10.0.0-beta17 == 10.0.0-beta18 == 10.0.0-beta19 == 10.0.0-beta2 == 10.0.0-beta20 == 10.0.0-beta3 == 10.0.0-beta4 == 10.0.0-beta5 == 10.0.0-beta6 == 10.0.0-beta7 == 10.0.0-beta8 == 10.0.0-beta9 == 9.0.1 == 9.0.2 == 9.0.3 == 9.0.4 == 9.0.5 == 9.0.6 == 9.1.0 == 9.1.1 == 9.1.2 == 9.2.0 == 9.2.1 == 9.3.0 == 9.0.0-beta0 == 8.0.0 == 8.0.1 == 8.0.2 == 8.0.3 == 8.1.0 == 8.1.1 == 8.2.0 == 8.2.1 == 8.2.2 == 8.2.3 == 8.2.4 == 8.2.5 == 8.3.0 == 8.3.1 == 8.3.2 == 8.3.3 == 8.3.4 == 8.4.0 == 8.4.1 == 8.5.0 == 8.5.1 == 11.0.0-beta0 == 11.0.0-beta1 == 11.0.0-beta2 == 11.0.0-beta3 == 11.0.0-beta4 == 11.0.0-beta5
CVE-2020-15096	Medium	July 7, 2020 7/7/20	< 6.1.1 >= 7.0.0 < 7.2.4 >= 8.0.0 < 8.2.4 == 9.0.0 == 9.0.0-beta1 == 9.0.0-beta10 == 9.0.0-beta11 == 9.0.0-beta12 == 9.0.0-beta13 == 9.0.0-beta14 == 9.0.0-beta15 == 9.0.0-beta16 == 9.0.0-beta17 == 9.0.0-beta18 == 9.0.0-beta19 == 9.0.0-beta2 == 9.0.0-beta20 == 9.0.0-beta3 == 9.0.0-beta4 == 9.0.0-beta5 == 9.0.0-beta6 == 9.0.0-beta7 == 9.0.0-beta8 == 9.0.0-beta9
CVE-2020-4075	Medium	July 7, 2020 7/7/20	== 9.0.0-beta11 == 9.0.0-beta12 == 9.0.0-beta13 == 9.0.0-beta14 == 9.0.0-beta15 == 9.0.0-beta16 == 9.0.0-beta17 == 9.0.0-beta18 == 9.0.0-beta19 == 9.0.0-beta20 == 9.0.0-beta1 == 9.0.0-beta2 == 9.0.0-beta3 == 9.0.0-beta4 == 9.0.0-beta5 == 9.0.0-beta6 == 9.0.0-beta7 == 9.0.0-beta8 == 9.0.0-beta9 == 9.0.0-beta10 == 9.0.0 >= 7.0.0 < 7.2.4 >= 8.0.0 < 8.2.4
CVE-2020-4076	High	July 7, 2020 7/7/20	== 9.0.0-beta11 == 9.0.0-beta12 == 9.0.0-beta13 == 9.0.0-beta14 == 9.0.0-beta15 == 9.0.0-beta16 == 9.0.0-beta17 == 9.0.0-beta18 == 9.0.0-beta19 == 9.0.0-beta20 == 9.0.0-beta1 == 9.0.0-beta2 == 9.0.0-beta3 == 9.0.0-beta4 == 9.0.0-beta5 == 9.0.0-beta6 == 9.0.0-beta7 == 9.0.0-beta8 == 9.0.0-beta9 == 9.0.0-beta10 == 9.0.0 >= 7.0.0 < 7.2.4 >= 8.0.0 < 8.2.4
CVE-2020-4077	High	July 7, 2020 7/7/20	== 9.0.0-beta11 == 9.0.0-beta12 == 9.0.0-beta13 == 9.0.0-beta14 == 9.0.0-beta15 == 9.0.0-beta16 == 9.0.0-beta17 == 9.0.0-beta18 == 9.0.0-beta19 == 9.0.0-beta20 == 9.0.0-beta1 == 9.0.0-beta2 == 9.0.0-beta3 == 9.0.0-beta4 == 9.0.0-beta5 == 9.0.0-beta6 == 9.0.0-beta7 == 9.0.0-beta8 == 9.0.0-beta9 == 9.0.0-beta10 == 9.0.0 >= 7.0.0 < 7.2.4 >= 8.0.0 < 8.2.4
CVE-2018-15685	Medium	August 23, 2018 8/23/18	== 3.0.0-beta6 == 2.0.7 == 1.8.7 == 1.7.15
CVE-2017-16151	High	June 7, 2018 6/7/18	< 1.7.8
CVE-2018-1000136	Medium	March 23, 2018 3/23/18	== 2.0.0-beta1 == 2.0.0-beta2 == 2.0.0-beta3 == 2.0.0 >= 1.7.0 <= 1.7.12 >= 1.8.0.x <= 1.8.3 == 2.0.0-beta4
CVE-2018-1000118	High	March 7, 2018 3/7/18	== 1.8.2-beta.1 == 1.8.2-beta.2 == 1.8.2-beta.3 == 1.8.2-beta.4 <= 1.8.1

electron

29 vulnerabilities found

Title	Severity	Date	Affected Version
CVE-2025-55305	Medium	September 4, 2025 9/4/25	< 35.7.5 >= 36.0.0-alpha.1 < 36.8.1 >= 37.0.0-alpha.1 < 37.3.1 >= 38.0.0-alpha.1 < 38.0.0-beta.6
CVE-2024-46993	Medium	July 1, 2025 7/1/25	< 28.3.2 >= 29.0.0-alpha.1 < 29.3.3 >= 30.0.0-alpha.1 < 30.0.3
CVE-2024-46992	High	July 1, 2025 7/1/25	>= 30.0.0-alpha.1 < 30.0.5 >= 31.0.0-alpha.1 < 31.0.0-beta.1
CVE-2023-44402	Medium	December 1, 2023 12/1/23	< 22.3.24 >= 24.0.0-alpha.1 < 24.8.3 >= 25.0.0-alpha.1 < 25.8.1 >= 26.0.0-alpha.1 < 26.2.1 >= 27.0.0-alpha.1 < 27.0.0-alpha.7 >= 23.0.0-alpha.1 <= 23.3.13
CVE-2023-5217	High	September 28, 2023 9/28/23	< 22.3.25 >= 24.0.0 < 24.8.5 >= 25.0.0 < 25.8.4 >= 26.0.0 < 26.2.4 >= 27.0.0-alpha.1 < 27.0.0-beta.8
CVE-2023-4863	High	September 12, 2023 9/12/23	>= 22.0.0 < 22.3.24 >= 24.0.0 < 24.8.3 >= 25.0.0 < 25.8.1 >= 26.0.0 < 26.2.1 >= 27.0.0-beta.1 < 27.0.0-beta.2
CVE-2023-39956	Medium	September 6, 2023 9/6/23	< 22.3.19 >= 23.0.0-alpha.1 < 23.3.13 >= 24.0.0-alpha.1 < 24.7.1 >= 25.0.0-alpha.1 < 25.5.0 >= 26.0.0-alpha.1 < 26.0.0-beta.13
CVE-2023-29198	Medium	September 6, 2023 9/6/23	< 22.3.6 >= 23.0.0-alpha.1 < 23.2.3 >= 24.0.0-alpha.1 < 24.0.1 >= 25.0.0-alpha.1 < 25.0.0-alpha.2
CVE-2023-23623	High	September 6, 2023 9/6/23	>= 22.0.0-beta.1 < 22.0.1 >= 23.0.0-alpha.1 < 23.0.0-alpha.2
CVE-2022-4135	Critical	November 25, 2022 11/25/22	>= 19.0.0 < 19.1.8
CVE-2022-36077	High	November 8, 2022 11/8/22	< 18.3.7 >= 20.0.0-beta.1 < 20.0.1 >= 19.0.0-beta.1 < 19.0.11
CVE-2022-29257	Medium	June 13, 2022 6/13/22	< 15.5.0 >= 16.0.0 < 16.2.0 >= 17.0.0 < 17.2.0 >= 18.0.0-beta.1 < 18.0.0-beta.6
CVE-2022-29247	Low	June 13, 2022 6/13/22	< 15.5.5 >= 16.0.0 < 16.2.6 >= 17.0.0 < 17.2.0 >= 18.0.0-beta.1 < 18.0.0-beta.6
CVE-2022-21718	Low	March 22, 2022 3/22/22	< 13.6.6 >= 14.0.0-beta.1 < 14.2.4 >= 15.0.0-beta.1 < 15.3.5 >= 16.0.0-beta.1 < 16.0.6 >= 17.0.0-alpha.1 < 17.0.0-alpha.6
CVE-2021-39184	Medium	October 12, 2021 10/12/21	< 11.5.0 >= 12.0.0 < 12.1.0 >= 13.0.0 < 13.3.0
CVE-2020-26272	Medium	January 28, 2021 1/28/21	< 9.4.0 >= 10.0.0 < 10.2.0 >= 11.0.0 < 11.1.0
CVE-2020-15174	High	October 6, 2020 10/6/20	>= 8.0.0-beta.0 < 8.5.1 >= 9.0.0-beta.0 < 9.3.0 >= 10.0.0-beta.0 < 10.0.1
CVE-2020-15215	Medium	October 6, 2020 10/6/20	>= 8.0.0-beta.0 < 8.5.2 >= 9.0.0-beta.0 < 9.3.1 >= 10.0.0-beta.0 < 10.1.2 >= 11.0.0-beta.0 < 11.0.0-beta.6
CVE-2020-15096	Medium	July 7, 2020 7/7/20	< 6.1.11 >= 7.0.0 < 7.2.4 >= 8.0.0 < 8.2.4
CVE-2020-4075	Medium	July 7, 2020 7/7/20	< 7.2.4 >= 8.0.0 < 8.2.4
CVE-2020-4077	High	July 7, 2020 7/7/20	< 7.2.4 >= 8.0.0 < 8.2.4
CVE-2020-4076	High	July 7, 2020 7/7/20	< 7.2.4 >= 8.0.0 < 8.2.4
CVE-2018-15685	Medium	August 23, 2018 8/23/18	>= 1.7.0 < 1.7.16 >= 1.8.0 < 1.8.8 >= 2.0.0 < 2.0.8 >= 3.0.0-beta.1 < 3.0.0-beta.7
CVE-2017-16151	High	June 7, 2018 6/7/18	< 1.6.14 >= 1.7.0 < 1.7.8
CVE-2018-1000136	Medium	March 23, 2018 3/23/18	>= 1.7.0 < 1.7.13 >= 1.8.0 < 1.8.4 >= 2.0.0-beta.1 < 2.0.0-beta.5
CVE-2018-1000118	High	March 7, 2018 3/7/18	< 1.8.2-beta5
CVE-2018-1000006	High	January 24, 2018 1/24/18	>= 1.7.0 < 1.7.11 >= 1.6.0 < 1.6.16 >= 1.8.0 < 1.8.2-beta.4
CVE-2017-1000424	Low	January 2, 2018 1/2/18	>= 1.7.0 < 1.7.6
CVE-2016-1202	High	April 25, 2016 4/25/16	< 0.33.5

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