super-productivity Super Productivity up to 18.12.x EXEC IPC handler exec.ts window.ea.exec permission

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in super-productivity Super Productivity up to 18.12.x. Impacted is the function window.ea.exec of the file electron/ipc-handlers/exec.ts of the component EXEC IPC handler. The manipulation results in permission. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-71551. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability was found in super-productivity Super Productivity up to 18.12.x. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function window.ea.exec of the file electron/ipc-handlers/exec.ts of the component EXEC IPC handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-275. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Super Productivity is an advanced todo list app with integrated timeboxing and time tracking capabilities. Prior to 18.13.0, the EXEC IPC handler in electron/ipc-handlers/exec.ts accepts a command string from the renderer through the IPC.EXEC channel and executes it with child_process.exec(). The electron/preload.ts bridge exposes window.ea.exec() to renderer code, including community plugins executed with new Function(), without requiring nodeExecution permission. A confirmation dialog protects only the first execution, its persistence checkbox is selected by default, and approved commands are stored in the ALLOWED_COMMANDS value in simpleSettings for silent later execution with the desktop account's privileges. This issue is fixed in version 18.13.0.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-71551 since 08/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 18.13.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• super-productivity

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• Super Productivity

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• 18.0
• 18.1
• 18.2
• 18.3
• 18.4
• 18.5
• 18.6
• 18.7
• 18.8
• 18.9
• 18.10
• 18.11
• 18.12

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