CVE-2026-42890
Actual is an open-source personal finance application. In the macOS desktop application version 25.x (built on Electron 39.2.7), the ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE fuse is not disabled, allowing an attacker who can place a file on disk or control command-line arguments to invoke the signed Actual.app binary with the ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE=1 environment variable set. This converts the application into a Node.js REPL capable of executing arbitrary code that inherits the application's entitlements and code signature, bypassing macOS Gatekeeper review. Version 26.5.0 patches the issue.
- Score
- CVSS 4.0 4.8 Medium
- Status
- Deferred - security-advisories@github.com
- Published
- 2026-06-12
- Last modified
- 2026-10-26
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
Affected products
References
- https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/security/advisories/GHSA-7rvm-xjpp-63r9
- https://actualbudget.org/blog/release-26.5.0
