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CVE-2026-44482: SoundCloud Client allows malicious track titles to run code locally

CVE-2026-44482

Summary

A security issue was found in the SoundCloud Client software. If a user plays a SoundCloud track with a malicious title, it could potentially run code on the user's computer. This has been fixed in version 0.1.8, so make sure to update to this version to stay secure.

Original title

Original description

soundcloud-rpc is a SoundCloud Client with Discord Rich Presence, Dark Mode, Last.fm and AdBlock support. Prior to 0.1.8, a track title containing an HTML payload executed locally in the Electron app. This means attacker-controlled SoundCloud track metadata can lead to local command execution on the user's machine. The application exposes a preload API (window.soundcloudAPI.sendTrackUpdate) to the remote SoundCloud page. Track metadata from SoundCloud is trusted and forwarded through IPC into the Electron main process. The app later renders that metadata as raw HTML inside privileged Electron views that have Node.js integration enabled. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.1.8.

nvd CVSS3.1 9.6

Vulnerability type

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

CWE-94 Code Injection

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

https://github.com/richardhbtz/soundcloud-rpc/security/advisories/GHSA-p37x-32p8...

Published: 14 May 2026 · Updated: 28 May 2026 · First seen: 14 May 2026