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CVE-2026-71551: Super Productivity: Arbitrary OS Command Execution via IPC EXEC Handler with Persistent Whitelist

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-18 · updated 2026-09-18
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

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.

Affected products

• super-productivity: before 18.13.0

References

• https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/commit/97e97042cde2e33524c9ad50dd46312c56be0072
• https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/pull/8669
• https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/security/advisories/GHSA-256q-p9ff-jv8q
• https://github.com/super-productivity/super-productivity/security/advisories/GHSA-256q-p9ff-jv8q

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