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- Around line 93-118: Update verifyWithRetry so the logger proxy and
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| const verifyWithRetry: VerifyUpdateCodeSignature = async (publisherNames, path) => { | ||
| try { | ||
| return await verify(publisherNames, path); | ||
| } catch (error) { | ||
| if (!(error instanceof Error && "killed" in error && error.killed === true)) throw error; | ||
| } | ||
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| const logger = updater.logger; | ||
| let skipped = false; | ||
| updater.logger = { | ||
| info: (message) => logger?.info(message), | ||
| warn: (message) => { | ||
| // A failed capability probe makes electron-updater warn and return null without checking. | ||
| skipped ||= String(message).includes("Ignoring signature validation"); | ||
| logger?.warn(message); | ||
| }, | ||
| error: (message) => logger?.error(message), | ||
| debug: (message) => logger?.debug?.(message), | ||
| }; | ||
| try { | ||
| const result = await verify(publisherNames, path); | ||
| return skipped ? "Signature validation was skipped after a timed-out check." : result; | ||
| } finally { | ||
| updater.logger = logger; | ||
| } | ||
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electron-updater windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier handleError "Ignoring signature validation" resolve(null)
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<title>electron-builder/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts at master · electron-userland/electron-builder · GitHub</title>
<location>https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts</location>
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L631: if (key.toLowerCase() === "psmodulepath") {
L632:
L633: delete env[key]
L634:
L635: }
L636:
L637: }
L638:
L639: const options: ExecFileOptions = {
L640:
L641: shell: false,
L642:
L643: timeout,
L644:
L645: env,
L646:
L647: }
L648:
L649: return ["powershell.exe", args, options] as const
L650:
L651: }
L652:
L653: // Thrown when the Path reported by Get-AuthenticodeSignature does not match the expected
L654:
L655: // update file path. Signals verifySignature to reject directly, without running the
L656:
L657: // ConvertTo-Json availability probe in handleError.
L658:
L659: class LiteralPathMismatchError extends Error {}
L660: // Throws LiteralPathMismatchError if a LiteralPath mismatch is detected.
L661:
L662: // Returns normally if path verification passed or was skipped (missing data.Path).
L663:
L664: function checkLiteralPath(data: any, unescapedTempUpdateFile: string, logger: Logger): void {
L665:
L666: let normalizedDataPath: string
L667:
L668: try {
L669:
L670: normalizedDataPath = path.normalize(data.Path)
L671:
L672: } catch (error: any) {
L673:
L674: logger.warn(
L675: `Unable to verify LiteralPath of update asset due to missing data.Path. Skipping this step of validation. Message: ${error.message ?? error.stack}. ` +
L676:
L677: "This fail-open behavior is deprecated: electron-builder v28 will treat a missing/mismatched LiteralPath as a verification failure (fail-closed)."
L678:
L679: )
L680:
L681: return
L682:
L683: }
L684:
L685: const normalizedTempUpdateFile = path.normalize(unescapedTempUpdateFile)
L686:
L687: logger.info(`LiteralPath: ${normalizedDataPath}. Update Path: ${normalizedTempUpdateFile}`)
L688: if (normalizedDataPath !== normalizedTempUpdateFile) {
L689:
L690: throw new LiteralPathMismatchError(`LiteralPath of ${normalizedDataPath} is different than ${normalizedTempUpdateFile}`)
L691:
L692: }
L693:
L694: }
L695:
L696: // Returns true if any entry in publisherNames matches the signing certificate subject.
L697:
L698: function matchPublisher(data: any, publisherNames: string[], logger: Logger): boolean {
L699:
L700: const subject = parseDn(data.SignerCertificate.Subject)
L701:
L702: for (const name of publisherNames) {
L703:
L704: const dn = parseDn(name)
L705:
L706: if (dn.size) {
L707: // if we have a full DN, compare all values
L708:
L709: const allKeys = Array.from(dn.keys())
L710:
L711: if (allKeys.every(key => dn.get(key) === subject.get(key))) {
L712:
L713: return true
L714:
L715: }
L716:
L717: } else if (name === subject.get("CN")!) {
L718:
L719: logger.warn(`Signature validated using only CN ${name}. Please add your full Distinguished Name (DN) to publisherNames configuration`)
L720:
L721: return true
L722:
L723: }
L724:
L725: }
L726:
L727: return false
L728:
L729: }
L730:
L731: // Parses Get-AuthenticodeSignature JSON, checks the LiteralPath guard, and
L732: // matches against publisherNames. Returns a success/failure result. Throws
L733:
L734: // LiteralPathMismatchError when checkLiteralPath detects a mismatch.
L735:
L736: function evaluateSignatureResult(stdout: string, publisherNames: string[], unescapedTempUpdateFile: string, logger: Logger): VerifyUpdateFileResult {
L737:
L738: const data = parseOut(stdout)
L739:
L740: if (data.Status === 0) {
L741:
L742: checkLiteralPath(data, unescapedTempUpdateFile, logger)
L743:
L744: if (matchPublisher(data, publisherNames, logger)) {
L745:
L746: return { response: "success" }
L747:
L748: }
L749:
L750: }
L751: const result = `publisherNames: ${publisherNames.join(" | ")}, raw info: ` + JSON.stringify(data, (name, value) => (name === "RawData" ? undefined : value), 2)
L752:
L753: logger.warn(`Sign verification failed, install…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<title>Signature Validation Bypass Leading to RCE In Electron-Updater · Doyensec's Blog</title>
<location>https://blog.doyensec.com/2020/02/24/electron-updater-update-signature-bypass.html</location>
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L0: #### ABOUT US
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L12: * 【2†2026】
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L32: © 2026 【0†Doyensec LLC†doyensec.com】
L33: # Signature Validation Bypass Leading to RCE In Electron-Updater
L34:
L35: 24 Feb 2020 - Posted by Lorenzo Stella
L36: > We’ve been made aware that the vulnerability discussed in this blog post has been independently discovered and disclosed to the public by a well-known 【3†security researcher†twitter.com】. Since the security issue is now public and it is over 90 days from our initial disclosure to the maintainer, we have decided to publish the details - even though the fix available in the latest version of Electron-Builder does not fully mitigate the security flaw.
L37: 【4†Electron-Builder†github.com】 advertises itself as a “complete solution to package and build a ready for distribution Electron app with auto update support out of the box”. For macOS and Windows, code signing and verification are also supported. At the time of writing, the package counts around 100k weekly downloads, and it is being used by ~36k projects with over 8k stargazers.
L38:
L39: 【5†Image: Electron-Builder repository】
L40: This software is commonly used to build platform-specific packages for ElectronJs-based applications and it is frequently employed for software updates as well. The auto-update feature is provided by its 【6†electron-updater†github.com】 submodule, internally using 【7†Squirrel.Mac†github.com】 for macOS, 【8†NSIS†en.wikipedia.org】 for Windows and 【9†AppImage†appimage.org】 for Linux.
L41: In particular, it features a 【10†dual code-signing†www.electron.build】 method for Windows (supporting SHA1 & SHA256 hashing algorithms).
L42: ### A Fail Open Design
L43:
L44: As part of a security engagement for one of our customers, we have reviewed the update mechanism performed by Electron Builder, and discovered an overall lack of secure coding practices. In particular, we identified a vulnerability that can be leveraged to bypass the signature verification check hence leading to remote command execution.
L45: The signature verification check performed by electron-builder is simply based on a string comparison between the installed binary’s `publisherName` and the certificate’s Common Name attribute of the update binary. During a software update, the application will request a file named `latest.yml` from the update server, which contains the definition of the new release - including the binary filename and hashes.
L46: To retrieve the update binary’s publisher, the module executes 【11†the following code†github.com】 leveraging the native 【12†Get-AuthenticodeSignature†docs.microsoft.com】 cmdlet from Microsoft.PowerShell.Security:
L47:
L48: ` execFile("powershell.exe", ["-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-InputFormat", "None", "-Command", `Get-AuthenticodeSignature '${tempUpdateFile}' | ConvertTo-Json -Compress`], {
L49: timeout: 20 * 1000
L50: }, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
L51: try {
L52: if (error != null || stderr) {
L53: handleError(logger, error, stderr)
L54: resolve(null)
L55: return
L56: }
L57:
L58: const data = parseOut(stdout)
L59: if (data.Status === 0) {
L60: const name = parseDn(data.SignerCer…[truncated]</excerpt>
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L666: #### Get Signature【201†】
L667:
L668: > get logger(): 【45†`Logger`】 | `null`
L669:
L670: The logger. You can pass 【202†electron-log†github.com】, 【203†winston†github.com】 or another logger with the following interface: `{ info(), warn(), error() }`. Set it to `null` if you would like to disable a logging feature.
L671:
L672: ##### Returns【204†】
L673:
L674: 【45†`Logger`】 | `null`
L675:
L676: #### Set Signature【205†】
L677:
L678: > set logger(`value`): `void`
L679:
L680: ##### Parameters【206†】
L681:
L682: ###### value【207†】
L683:
L684: 【45†`Logger`】 | `null`
L685:
L686: ##### Returns【208†】
L687:
L688: `void`
L689: #### Inherited from【209†】
L690:
L691: 【26†`BaseUpdater`】.【210†`logger`】
L692:
L693: * * *
L694:
L695: ### netSession【211†】
L696:
L697: #### Get Signature【212†】
L698:
L699: > get netSession(): `Session`
L700:
L701: ##### Returns【213†】
L702:
L703: `Session`
L704:
L705: #### Inherited from【214†】
L706:
L707: 【26†`BaseUpdater`】.【215†`netSession`】
L708:
L709: * * *
L710:
L711: ### verifyUpdateCodeSignature【216†】
L712:
L713: #### Get Signature【217†】
L714:
L715: > get verifyUpdateCodeSignature(): 【218†`VerifyUpdateCodeSignature`】
L716: ##### Deprecated【219†】
L717:
L718: Use verifyUpdateFileAuthenticodeSignature instead, which differs in return type. This is a compatibility shim that keeps the old return type: returns null if verify signature succeeds or returns error message if it failed. Shall be deleted in electron-builder v28.
L719:
L720: ##### Returns【220†】
L721:
L722: 【218†`VerifyUpdateCodeSignature`】
L723:
L724: #### Set Signature【221†】
L725:
L726: > set verifyUpdateCodeSignature(`value`): `void`
L727:
L728: ##### Parameters【222†】
L729: ###### value【223†】
L730:
L731: 【218†`VerifyUpdateCodeSignature`】 | `null` | `undefined`
L732:
L733: ##### Returns【224†】
L734:
L735: `void`
L736:
L737: * * *
L738:
L739: ### verifyUpdateFile【225†】
L740: #### Get Signature【226†】
L741:
L742: > get verifyUpdateFile(): 【49†`VerifyUpdateFile`】
L743:
L744: Allows developer to set custom logic for verifying an update file before it is allowed to become installable. When the verification fails, the file is deleted and electron-updater emits an `ERR_UPDATER_INVALID_UPDATE_FILE` error. The default behavior is a stub – immediately succeeds.
L745:
L746: It runs on every path that can lead to an install:
L747: * right after a fresh download, while the file still sits under a temporary name and before it is renamed into the updater cache under its real filename, so an unverified file can never be executed under its real name;
L748: * when an update downloaded by an earlier session is reused from the updater cache;
L749: * before an install-on-next-launch spawns the cached installer (see 【26†BaseUpdater】).
L750: The custom logic gets `updateFilePath` (the file to verify), `originalUpdateFileName` (its real filename), the optional `packageFilePath` of an NSIS web installer package, and the active `cancellationToken` when the verification belongs to a download.
L751:
L752: Assigning `null` restores the default stub.
L753: ##### Returns【227†】
L754:
L755: 【49†`VerifyUpdateFile`】
L756:
L757: #### Set Signature【228†】
L758:
L759: > set verifyUpdateFile(`value`): `void`
L760:
L761: ##### Parameters【229†】
L762:
L763: ###### value【230†】
L764:
L765: 【49†`VerifyUpdateFile`】 | `null` | `undefined`
L766:
L767: ##### Returns【231†】
L768:
L769: `void`
L770:
L771: #### Inherited from【232†】
L772:
L773: 【26†`BaseUpdater`】.【233†`verifyUpdateFile`】
L774:
L775: * * *
L776:
L777: ### verifyUpdateFileAuthenticodeSignature【234†】
L778: #### Get Signature【235†】
L779:
L780: > get verifyUpdateFileAuthenticodeSignature(): 【53†`VerifyUpdateFileAuthenticodeSignature`】
L781:
L782: The veri…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<title>electron-builder/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts at master · electron-userland/electron-builder · GitHub</title>
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<excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Published: 6.7 years ago; Crawled: 3 weeks ago; # Signature Validation Bypass Leading to RCE In Electron-Updater ... The auto-update feature is provided by its electron-updater submodule, internally using Squirrel.Mac for macOS, NSIS for Windows and AppImage for Linux. ... ` execFile("powershell.exe", ["-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-InputFormat", "None", "-Command", `Get-AuthenticodeSignature '${tempUpdateFile}' | ConvertTo-Json -Compress`], { ... resolve(null) ... Since the `${tempUpdateFile}` variable is provided unescaped to the `execFile` utility, an attacker could bypass the entire signature verification by triggering a parse error in the script.
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- 1: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts
- 2: https://blog.doyensec.com/2020/02/24/electron-updater-update-signature-bypass.html
- 3: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts
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import { parseDn } from "builder-util-runtime"
import { execFile, execFileSync, ExecFileOptions } from "child_process"
import * as os from "os"
import { Logger } from "./types.js"
import * as path from "path"
function preparePowerShellExec(command: string, timeout?: number) {
// GitHub issue 2421 in electron-userland/electron-builder (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
// GitHub issue 2535 in electron-userland/electron-builder (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
// Resetting PSModulePath is necessary GitHub issue 7127 in electron-userland/electron-builder (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
// semicolon wont terminate the set command and run chcp thus leading to verification errors on certificats with special chars like german umlauts, so rather
// join commands using & GitHub issue 8162 in electron-userland/electron-builder (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
const executable = `set "PSModulePath=" & chcp 65001 >NUL & powershell.exe`
const args = ["-NoProfile", "-NonInteractive", "-InputFormat", "None", "-Command", command]
const options: ExecFileOptions = {
shell: true,
timeout,
}
return [executable, args, options] as const
}
// $certificateInfo = (Get-AuthenticodeSignature 'xxx\yyy.exe'
// | where {$_.Status.Equals([System.Management.Automation.SignatureStatus]::Valid) -and $_.SignerCertificate.Subject.Contains("CN=siemens.com")})
// | Out-String ; if ($certificateInfo) { exit 0 } else { exit 1 }
export function verifySignature(publisherNames: Array<string>, unescapedTempUpdateFile: string, logger: Logger): Promise<string | null> {
return new Promise<string | null>((resolve, reject) => {
// Escape quotes and backticks in filenames to prevent user from breaking the
// arguments and perform a remote command injection.
//
// Consider example powershell command:
// ```powershell
// Get-AuthenticodeSignature 'C:\\path\\my-bad-';calc;'filename.exe'
// ```
// The above would work expected and find the file name, however, it will also execute `;calc;`
// command and start the calculator app.
//
// From Powershell quoting rules:
// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_quoting_rules?view=powershell-7
// * Double quotes `"` are treated literally within single-quoted strings;
// * Single quotes can be escaped by doubling them: 'don''t' -> don't;
//
// Also note that at this point the file has already been written to the disk, thus we are
// guaranteed that the path will not contain any illegal characters like <>:"/\|?*
// https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file
const tempUpdateFile = unescapedTempUpdateFile.replace(/'/g, "''")
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<title>electron-builder/website/docs/win.md at master · electron-userland/electron-builder · GitHub</title>
<location>https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/website/docs/win.md</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search1 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: 2 weeks ago; See the Windows Code Signing guide and why sign.js is called 8 times. ... It is never derived from a certificate for a hook, not even one in the config, so without it a build that writes `app-update.yml` (an `nsis`, `nsis-web` or `electronUpdaterAware` `appx` target with a publish configuration, including one inferred from a GitHub `repository`) fails.Set `win.verifyUpdateCodeSignature: false` instead only if your updates are not Authenticode-signed or you don't use electron-updater. ... Use the `NsisUpdater.verifyUpdateFileAuthenticodeSignature` interface: ... The built-in default uses `windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier`. ... 1. ... The next steps are general, see Installing Windows on your Mac using Parallels Desktop from "Step 6: Specify a name and location".
title | Windows
{!./partials/_upgrading-from-v26.md!}
The top-level win key contains a set of options instructing electron-builder on how it should build Windows targets. These options are applicable to any Windows target.
## Common Questions
## How do you delegate code signing?
In v27, all Windows signing is configured through the single `win.sign` discriminated union (`type: "signtool" | "hsm" | "pkcs11" | "azure"`). To delegate signing to a custom function, set the `sign` field on that union — it works for the `signtool`, `hsm` and `pkcs11` types. See the Windows Code Signing guide and why sign.js is called 8 times.
"win": {
"sign": {
"type": "signtool",
"sign": "./customSign.js",
"publisherName": "CN=My Company, O=My Company, C=US"
}
}
electron-builder cannot read the certificate your hook signs with, so set `publisherName` to that certificate's subject: it is written to `app-update.yml`, and electron-updater checks every downloaded update against it. It is never derived from a certificate for a hook, not even one in the config, so without it a build that writes `app-update.yml` (an `nsis`, `nsis-web` or `electronUpdaterAware` `appx` target with a publish configuration, including one inferred from a GitHub `repository`) fails. Set `win.verifyUpdateCodeSignature: false` instead only if your updates are not Authenticode-signed or you don't use electron-updater.
Copy the subject from a binary your hook has already signed (a previous release, or `win-unpacked` from an `electron-builder --win dir` build, which does not write `app-update.yml`) instead of typing it by hand. electron-builder cannot check it against the certificate the hook uses, and every component you list (`CN`, `O`, `C`, …) must match the certificate exactly — otherwise installed apps reject every later update:
* Windows (PowerShell): `(Get-AuthenticodeSignature .\dist\win-unpacked\<App>.exe).SignerCertificate.Subject` prints it in the form to use as-is.
* macOS / Linux: `osslsigncode verify -in <App>.exe` — the `Subject:` line under "Signer's certificate", printed as `/C=US/ST=California/O=My Company, Inc. }
autoUpdater.addAuthHeader(`Bearer ${token}`)
autoUpdater.checkForUpdatesAndNotify()
}
}
The built-in default uses `windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier`. The older property `verifyUpdateCodeSignature`, which differs only in name and return interface, is deprecated and kept only as a compatibility shim (shall be removed in electron-builder v28). The protected `_verifyUpdateCodeSignature` member is likewise deprecated in favour of `_verifyUpdateFileAuthenticodeSignature`.
## How do you create a Parallels Windows 10 Virtual Machine?
:::warning[Disable "Share Mac user folders with Windows"] If you use Parallels, you must not use "Share Mac user folders with Windows" feature and must not run installers from such folders. :::
You d…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<title>electron-builder/website/docs/features/signed-update-manifests.md at master · electron-userland/electron-builder · GitHub</title>
<location>https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/website/docs/features/signed-update-manifests.md</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search2 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: yesterday; electron-updater always verifies the sha512 checksum of a downloaded artifact against the update manifest (`latest.yml` / `latest-mac.yml` / `latest-linux.yml`). ... * Apps built with a public key fail closed: an unsigned or tampered manifest aborts the update check before any download starts. ... # Ed25519 private key(s), PEM (PKCS#8). ... `ELECTRON_BUILDER_UPDATE_SIGN_KEY_FILE` | join the paths with the OS path delimiter: `a.pem:b.pem` on Linux/macOS, `a.pem;b.pem` on Windows ... - keyId: 3f9c…e1 # hex SHA-256 of the signing key's public key (SPKI DER), as printed by create-update-key
## Verification behavior in electron-updater
When at least one public key is configured (embedded or set at runtime), verification is enforced on every update check, for every provider. The manifest is accepted when any trusted key validates any of its signatures (`signatures` entries tagged with that key's id are tried first, then the untagged legacy `signature`):
Manifest state | Result
--- | ---
At least one signature validates against a trusted key | Update proceeds
No `signature` and no `signatures` | Error `ERR_UPDATER_MANIFEST_NOT_SIGNED`
Signed, but tampered or signed only by keys the install does not trust | Error `ERR_UPDATER_MANIFEST_SIGNATURE_INVALID`
Both errors are emitted through the updater's regular `error` event and abort the update before any download begins.
:::warning[The hazard is turning it off, not turning it on] Verification is enforced by the installed app, and since signing is on by default there is nothing to roll out — your first build already embeds the public key and signs its manifests. Older installs without the key simply skip verification. What matters from then on is that every future manifest is signed: publishing an unsigned one makes every install that carries the key refuse the update. :::
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<title>visual studio code issues · GitHub</title>
<location>https://gist.github.com/rafaelkallis/d55d1a3773e6bfe6f69e19069cc185aa?permalink_comment_id=6185405</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search3 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: last month; I see a check in the code here to handle this: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts ``` export function verifySignature(publisherNames: Array<string>, tempUpdateFile: string, logger: Logger): Promise<string | null> { return new BluebirdPromise<string | null>((resolve, reject) => { execFile(""powershell.exe"", [`Get-AuthenticodeSignature '${tempUpdateFile}' | ConvertTo-Json -Compress`], { timeout: 60 * 1000 }, (error, stdout, stderr) => { if (error ! ... Ignoring signature validation due to unsupported powershell version.
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<title>Windows | electron-builder</title>
<location>https://www.electron.build/docs/win/</location>
<excerpt>citeturn0search4 [wordlim: 200] Crawled: today; Use the `NsisUpdater.verifyUpdateFileAuthenticodeSignature` interface: ... The built-in default uses `windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier`. ... The next steps are general, see Installing Windows on your Mac using Parallels Desktop from "Step 6: Specify a name and location". ... Whether to infer update channel from application version pre-release components. e.g. if version `0.12.1-alpha.1`, channel will be set to `alpha`. ... Defaults to `productName` Note: Except for Linux, where this would constitute a breaking change in previous behavior and lead to both invalid executable names and Desktop files.Ref comments in: GitHub pull request 9068 in electron-userland/electron-builder (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
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Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts?utm_source=openai
- 2: https://github.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/blob/master/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts?utm_source=openai
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printf '%s\n' '--- diff ---'
git diff --no-ext-diff --unified=80 67c0fc0cdaf963b103518862dd7b68a9c758ecf2 49d6f63d4f0a8af77b236681388bfdc160f335ea -- apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronUpdater.ts
printf '%s\n' '--- current updater file ---'
nl -ba apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronUpdater.ts | sed -n '1,230p'
printf '%s\n' '--- electron-updater version declarations ---'
rg -n -F --glob 'package.json' --glob '*lock*' --glob 'pnpm-workspace.yaml' -- 'electron-updater' .
printf '%s\n' '--- verifier/source references ---'
rg -n -F --glob '!node_modules/**' --glob '!dist/**' --glob '!build/**' -e 'Ignoring signature validation' -e 'verifyWithRetry' -e 'retrySignatureCheckAfterTimeout' -e 'verifyUpdateCodeSignature' apps packages package.json pnpm-lock.yaml 2>/dev/null || trueRepository: pingdotgg/t3code
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printf '%s\n' '--- exact lockfile context ---'
nl -ba apps/desktop/package.json | sed -n '20,35p'
sed -n '8688,8720p' pnpm-lock.yaml
printf '%s\n' '--- exact upstream verifier v6.8.9 ---'
python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
url = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/v26.0.0/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts'
for candidate in [
'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/v6.8.9/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts',
'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/electron-userland/electron-builder/electron-updater-v6.8.9/packages/electron-updater/src/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.ts',
]:
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(candidate, timeout=10) as response:
text = response.read().decode()
print('URL', candidate)
for i, line in enumerate(text.splitlines(), 1):
if 'handleError' in line or 'Ignoring signature validation' in line or 'resolve(null)' in line or 'ConvertTo-Json' in line:
print(f'{i}: {line}')
print('--- relevant block ---')
lines = text.splitlines()
for start in [i for i,l in enumerate(lines) if 'execFile' in l][:1]:
for n in range(max(0,start-8), min(len(lines), start+65)):
print(f'{n+1}: {lines[n]}')
break
except Exception as e:
print('URL', candidate, 'ERROR', repr(e))
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python3 - <<'PY'
import urllib.request
urls = [
"https://unpkg.com/electron-updater@6.8.9/out/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.js",
"https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/electron-updater@6.8.9/out/windowsExecutableCodeSignatureVerifier.js",
]
for url in urls:
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=15) as response:
text = response.read().decode()
print("URL", url)
lines = text.splitlines()
for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
if any(term in line for term in (
"handleError",
"Ignoring signature validation",
"resolve(null)",
"ConvertTo-Json",
"Get-AuthenticodeSignature",
)):
print(f"{i}: {line}")
print("--- relevant source ---")
for i, line in enumerate(lines, 1):
if "execFile" in line:
for n in range(max(1, i - 8), min(len(lines), i + 60) + 1):
print(f"{n}: {lines[n-1]}")
break
break
except Exception as error:
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The first signature check can still skip validation and pass the update.
The wrapper calls verify before installing the logger proxy. electron-updater 6.8.9 calls handleError and then resolves null when the capability probe fails. NSIS treats null as a successful signature check, so the first call can accept an unverified update.
🛡️ Proposed fix: check for skipped validation on both calls
--- "a/apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronUpdater.ts"
+++ "b/apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronUpdater.ts"
@@ -90,32 +90,35 @@
const verify = updater.verifyUpdateCodeSignature;
if (verify === undefined || signatureChecksWithRetry.has(verify)) return;
- const verifyWithRetry: VerifyUpdateCodeSignature = async (publisherNames, path) => {
- try {
- return await verify(publisherNames, path);
- } catch (error) {
- if (!(error instanceof Error && "killed" in error && error.killed === true)) throw error;
- }
-
- const logger = updater.logger;
- let skipped = false;
- updater.logger = {
- info: (message) => logger?.info(message),
- warn: (message) => {
- // A failed capability probe makes electron-updater warn and return null without checking.
- skipped ||= String(message).includes("Ignoring signature validation");
- logger?.warn(message);
- },
- error: (message) => logger?.error(message),
- debug: (message) => logger?.debug?.(message),
- };
- try {
- const result = await verify(publisherNames, path);
- return skipped ? "Signature validation was skipped after a timed-out check." : result;
- } finally {
- updater.logger = logger;
- }
- };
+ const verifyRejectingSkip: VerifyUpdateCodeSignature = async (publisherNames, path) => {
+ const logger = updater.logger;
+ let skipped = false;
+ updater.logger = {
+ info: (message) => logger?.info(message),
+ warn: (message) => {
+ // A failed capability probe makes electron-updater warn and return null without checking.
+ skipped ||= String(message).includes("Ignoring signature validation");
+ logger?.warn(message);
+ },
+ error: (message) => logger?.error(message),
+ debug: (message) => logger?.debug?.(message),
+ };
+ try {
+ const result = await verify(publisherNames, path);
+ return skipped ? "Signature validation was skipped." : result;
+ } finally {
+ updater.logger = logger;
+ }
+ };
+
+ const verifyWithRetry: VerifyUpdateCodeSignature = async (publisherNames, path) => {
+ try {
+ return await verifyRejectingSkip(publisherNames, path);
+ } catch (error) {
+ if (!(error instanceof Error && "killed" in error && error.killed === true)) throw error;
+ }
+ return verifyRejectingSkip(publisherNames, path);
+ };
signatureChecksWithRetry.add(verifyWithRetry);
updater.verifyUpdateCodeSignature = verifyWithRetry;
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| const verifyWithRetry: VerifyUpdateCodeSignature = async (publisherNames, path) => { | |
| try { | |
| return await verify(publisherNames, path); | |
| } catch (error) { | |
| if (!(error instanceof Error && "killed" in error && error.killed === true)) throw error; | |
| } | |
| const logger = updater.logger; | |
| let skipped = false; | |
| updater.logger = { | |
| info: (message) => logger?.info(message), | |
| warn: (message) => { | |
| // A failed capability probe makes electron-updater warn and return null without checking. | |
| skipped ||= String(message).includes("Ignoring signature validation"); | |
| logger?.warn(message); | |
| }, | |
| error: (message) => logger?.error(message), | |
| debug: (message) => logger?.debug?.(message), | |
| }; | |
| try { | |
| const result = await verify(publisherNames, path); | |
| return skipped ? "Signature validation was skipped after a timed-out check." : result; | |
| } finally { | |
| updater.logger = logger; | |
| } | |
| }; | |
| const verifyRejectingSkip: VerifyUpdateCodeSignature = async (publisherNames, path) => { | |
| const logger = updater.logger; | |
| let skipped = false; | |
| updater.logger = { | |
| info: (message) => logger?.info(message), | |
| warn: (message) => { | |
| // A failed capability probe makes electron-updater warn and return null without checking. | |
| skipped ||= String(message).includes("Ignoring signature validation"); | |
| logger?.warn(message); | |
| }, | |
| error: (message) => logger?.error(message), | |
| debug: (message) => logger?.debug?.(message), | |
| }; | |
| try { | |
| const result = await verify(publisherNames, path); | |
| return skipped ? "Signature validation was skipped." : result; | |
| } finally { | |
| updater.logger = logger; | |
| } | |
| }; | |
| const verifyWithRetry: VerifyUpdateCodeSignature = async (publisherNames, path) => { | |
| try { | |
| return await verifyRejectingSkip(publisherNames, path); | |
| } catch (error) { | |
| if (!(error instanceof Error && "killed" in error && error.killed === true)) throw error; | |
| } | |
| return verifyRejectingSkip(publisherNames, path); | |
| }; |
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the initial verify call as well as the retry. Extract or reuse a helper around
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Re-lands #21273, which was merged and then reverted in #22222 with the other desktop fixes from the takeover batch. The revert comment asked for a fresh PR from the original commit, run on a real build with existing user state. This branch is
git cherry-pick -xof 3698269 onto current main. It applied cleanly with no edits. The subsequent merge of main 05696c6 keeps production unchanged and retains only this PR's three deterministic signature-check regressions, rewritten to assert download outcomes instead of mock calls.Problem
On Windows, electron-updater checks the downloaded installer with PowerShell
Get-AuthenticodeSignatureand kills the check after 20 seconds. A slow check fails the whole update, even when the signature is valid. #20345 reports endpoint security scanning the installer as one cause. The same command on the same file then passed in 4.2 seconds.Change
Before each download, wrap the NSIS updater's
verifyUpdateCodeSignature. The first check is upstream's, unchanged. If it rejects withkilled === true(Node's timeout kill), run the same verifier once more with the same publisher names and installer path. During the retry, a forwarding logger watches for electron-updater's "Ignoring signature validation" warning. If its capability probe skipped validation, the retry fails closed. Invalid signatures, other errors and a second timeout still fail. A WeakSet keeps repeat downloads from stacking wrappers. macOS and Linux have no such verifier.Scope and approval
Verification
After merging main 05696c6, the focused file has three tests. With the production fix reverted, two fail and one passes. With the fix restored, all three pass. Desktop
tsc-rs --noEmit, targetedvp lint, andvp fmt --checkpass. The guarded test command is:./node_modules/.bin/vp test run apps/desktop/src/electron/ElectronUpdater.test.ts --maxWorkers=1 --no-file-parallelism --cache=falseThe packaged-build evidence below was captured before this main merge. No new packaged build was run for the merge.
Real build with existing user state, Windows 11 x64 (Enterprise Evaluation VM, PowerShell 5.1):
node scripts/build-desktop-artifact.ts --platform win --target nsis --arch x64 --build-version 0.1.1 --mock-updatescommand, plus a 0.1.2 update package (--skip-build). Both builds ran from their packagedwin-unpackedfolders on one state directory.demo-app), sent a thread message and turned Project grouping off. The turn fails with 401 by design: the Codex CLI was logged in with a placeholder key.app-update.ymlhas nopublisherName, so electron-updater would skip the check. I added the test publisher to both builds'app-update.yml. I signed the 0.1.2 installer with a VM-local test certificate. Its root was trusted in the VM, and Windows fetches its issuing CA over the certificate's two AIA URLs from a local responder. The repo'sscripts/mock-update-server.tsserved the feed.Get-AuthenticodeSignatureruns past 20 seconds and electron-updater kills it. A later fetch answers at once. No product code or electron-updater code was changed.Main ran one check per download, killed at 20 s, and both downloads failed:
The branch, under the same two stalls, retried once and the update downloaded:
Both builds opened with the project, the thread and Project grouping off from launch 1:
Before the main merge and test purge, focused tests with main's
ElectronUpdater.tsfailed the 3 new tests. The branch passed all 8 tests.Also run on the branch:
tsc-rs --noEmitinapps/desktop,vp fmt --checkandvp linton the two changed files.Not checked:
win-unpacked), and installing the downloaded update. I stopped at "downloaded"; this PR doesn't change the install step.Prior PRs: #21273 (merged, then reverted in #22222 for missing real-build proof). This PR re-lands its production fix unchanged. #21621 and #21622 (AppImage updater) are open on the same file. Each merges cleanly with main, but not with this branch, so whichever lands second needs a rebase.
Production fix is the #21273 commit, unchanged. The original fix and tests were written with Claude Opus 5.5 and revised in the maintainer takeover. Main-merge test reduction and regression verification by GPT-6.1 Sol in T3 Code Nightly. Re-land, Windows packaged-build verification, PR description and images by Claude Opus 5.5 in T3 Code Nightly.
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