CVE-2026-70611

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. 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 rather than reveal it. An attacker with a separate means of running...

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,...

NPM: Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers

NPM: Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers vulnerability discovered by ? in WordPress Npm electron versions 39.8.8...

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Overview electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource via the openExternal. An attacker can cause an OS-registered external...

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Overview org.webjars.npm:electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource via the openExternal. An attacker can cause an...

GHSA-P2RR-RVMM-C5FP Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers

Impact Requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could cause an OS-registered external application to be launched. The frame's sandbox state was also not made available to the app's permission handlers. Ap...

CVE-2026-70612

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could...

EUVD-2026-53546

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could...

CVE-2026-70612 Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could...

CVE-2026-70612 Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could...

CVE-2026-70612

The vulnerability CVE-2026-70612 affects Electron. It occurs when web content in sandboxed iframes can trigger external protocol handlers, because iframe sandbox restrictions were not applied to openExternal requests and the frame state wasn’t exposed to permission handlers. This could allow an O...

CVE-2026-70612 Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could...

NPM: Electron: DevTools embedder handler executes arbitrary files via shell open

NPM: Electron: DevTools embedder handler executes arbitrary files via shell open vulnerability discovered by ? in WordPress Npm electron versions 39.8.9...

Command Injection

Overview electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection in the DevTools embedder handler. An attacker can execute arbitrary files outside the sandbox by leveragi...

Command Injection

Overview org.webjars.npm:electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Command Injection in the DevTools embedder handler. An attacker can execute arbitrary files outside the...

EUVD-2026-53545

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. 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 rather than reveal it. An attacker with a separate means of running...

CVE-2026-70611 Electron: DevTools embedder handler executes arbitrary files via shell open

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. 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 rather than reveal it. An attacker with a separate means of running...

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...

CVE-2026-70611 Electron: DevTools embedder handler executes arbitrary files via shell open

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. 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 rather than reveal it. An attacker with a separate means of running...

Prototype Pollution

Overview electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution in the contextBridge boundary. An attacker can influence the prototype of objects copied across the...