CVE-2026-42890: Actual is an open-source personal finance application. In the macOS desktop application version 25.x (built on Electron …
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.
- Published by source
- 2026-06-12
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-26
- Last verified
- 2026-10-26
What the official notice says
Risk: CVSS 4.8
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Sources
- NIST National Vulnerability Database Tier A · official published 2026-06-12
Evidence ledger
Every piece of evidence we store is appended to a public hash chain, so later edits are detectable. Anyone can re-verify it.
| Entry | Kind | Observed | Evidence hash | Entry hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1871 | new | 2026-10-26 | c6051a15508d…06574f | b87cc3b399f5…faecfd |
Chain head: #1913 68d492d71c09…880c23