Rise of Inspectron: Automated Black-box Auditing of Cross-platform Electron Applications

Watch a 16-minute conference presentation from USENIX Security '24 exploring the development of Inspectron, an automated framework for security vulnerability detection in Electron applications. Discover how researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago address critical security challenges in cross-platform desktop applications built with Electron framework. Learn about the unique security threats these applications face compared to traditional web apps, particularly regarding system-facing APIs and browser engine configurations. Examine findings that reveal widespread insecure practices in the Electron ecosystem and understand how Inspectron's comprehensive auditing capabilities can help developers and researchers identify potential vulnerabilities through automated dynamic analysis.