CVE-2026-70609

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.7, 40.9.0, 41.2.0, and 42.0.0-beta.1, the mode option of webContents.openDevTools was not sanitized before use by the DevTools frontend. If an attacker can influence this value,...

Electron: DevTools JavaScript Injection via Unsanitized Dock State Parameter

Impact The mode option of webContents.openDevTools was not sanitized before use by the DevTools frontend. If an attacker can influence this value, script under their control may run in the DevTools context, which in unsandboxed configurations has access to Node.js. Apps are only affected if...