Electron: DevTools embedder handler executes arbitrary files via shell open

Impact The DevTools "reveal in file manager" action could launch the target file rather than reveal it. An attacker with a separate means of running script inside the DevTools frontend such as a malicious DevTools extension could use this to execute native code outside the sandbox. Apps are only...

CVE-2026-70611

CVE-2026-70611 affects Electron: prior to 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, the DevTools reveal in file manager action could launch the target file instead of revealing it. An attacker with a separate means of running script inside the DevTools frontend (e.g., a malicious DevTools extens...