Vulnerability · Published Aug 18, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

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

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in super-productivity from super-productivity. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
super-productivity	super-productivity	< 18.13.0

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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