Is CVE-2026-40501 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40501 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-40501?

High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 15 July 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

CherryHQ Cherry Studio 1.2.2 through 1.9.12.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40501?

A patch was published on 2026-07-03: Fixed in commit 151853035e8e417a51559ebfc243eda98361a882 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-40501 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-40501?

Check whether you run CherryHQ Cherry Studio at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-40501: CherryHQ Cherry Studio remote code execution in SearchService

CVE-2026-40501 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-07-15

Cherry Studio, a desktop application, contains a security flaw in how it handles web searches. If a user performs a search or visits a search provider's settings, a malicious website can bypass security protections to run commands directly on the user's computer. This could allow an attacker to steal sensitive files, access credentials, or take full control of the affected system.

Technologies: CherryHQ Cherry Studio. Vendors: CherryHQ.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-40501 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40501 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-40501?: High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 15 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: CherryHQ Cherry Studio 1.2.2 through 1.9.12.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40501?: A patch was published on 2026-07-03: Fixed in commit 151853035e8e417a51559ebfc243eda98361a882 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-40501 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-40501?: Check whether you run CherryHQ Cherry Studio at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Cherry Studio's SearchService due to the creation of an Electron BrowserWindow with 'nodeIntegration' enabled and 'contextIsolation' disabled. When the application loads remote content—such as search provider URLs, individual search result pages (if 'usingBrowser' is enabled), or provider settings pages—any JavaScript on those pages can access powerful Node.js APIs like 'fs' and 'child_process'. An attacker who controls a search engine or compromises a search result page can execute arbitrary commands under the privileges of the operating system account running Cherry Studio. The vulnerability was addressed by removing the legacy SearchService and its associated IPC channels in commit 1518530.

Affected products

CherryHQ cherry-studio 1.2.2 through 1.9.12

Timeline

2025-04-10: other: Vulnerable code introduced in commit f9c6bdd
2026-04-08: disclosed: Reported via GitHub Private Vulnerability Reporting
2026-07-03: patched: Fixed in commit 151853035e8e417a51559ebfc243eda98361a882
2026-07-15: advisory: Public disclosure of CVE-2026-40501

References

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