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ElectroVolt - Pwning Popular Desktop Apps While Uncovering New Attack Surface on Electron

Offered By: Black Hat via YouTube

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Course Description

Overview

Explore the security vulnerabilities in Electron-based desktop applications through this Black Hat conference talk. Dive into novel attack vectors within the core Electron framework that can lead to Remote Code Execution, even when feature flags are correctly set. Learn about the vulnerabilities discovered in twenty popular Electron apps, including Discord, Microsoft Teams, VSCode, Basecamp, Mattermost, Element, and Notion. Understand how attackers can exploit misconfigured Deep Links, open redirects, or XSS to load remote content and gain unauthorized access. Gain insights into the potential risks associated with encapsulating web applications into desktop apps using Chromium-based rendering. Discover the importance of proper security configurations and best practices in Electron app development to mitigate these threats.

Syllabus

ElectroVolt: Pwning Popular Desktop Apps While Uncovering New Attack Surface on Electron


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Black Hat

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