# CVE-2026-40501: Cherry Studio RCE via SearchService nodeIntegration Misconfiguration

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code with Node.js privileges by injecting malicious JavaScript into Electron windows with insecure configurations.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 28 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5c46-rj6r-wvm8

## What is CVE-2026-40501?

CVE-2026-40501 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in CherryHQ cherry-studio, published on 15 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-829 (Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40501?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-40501?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-40501 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-40501 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-40501 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-40501 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-40501 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in CherryHQ cherry-studio, published on 15 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-40501 exists.

Affected product: CherryHQ cherry-studio. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40501/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40501/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40501
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40501
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40501

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40501/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.