CVE-2026-70605

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, when following HTTP redirects, net.fetch and net.request did not restrict which schemes a redirect could target. A remote server could redire...

EUVD-2026-53442

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, when following HTTP redirects, net.fetch and net.request did not restrict which schemes a redirect could target. A remote server could redire...

CVE-2026-70605 Electron: HTTP redirect followed into local file loader

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, when following HTTP redirects, net.fetch and net.request did not restrict which schemes a redirect could target. A remote server could redire...

CVE-2026-70605

CVE-2026-70605 (Electron) concerns HTTP redirect handling via net.fetch() and net.request(). Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, redirects were not restricted to safe schemes, enabling a remote server to redirect to a local resource and potentially disclose local file contents if ...

GHSA-V64R-4M7R-3MVQ Electron: HTTP redirect followed into local file loader

Impact When following HTTP redirects, net.fetch and net.request did not restrict which schemes a redirect could target. A remote server could redirect a request to a local resource, and if the app returns or forwards the response body, local file contents could be disclosed. Apps are only affecte...

Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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 Server-side Request Forgery SSRF via the net.fetch or net.request. An attacker can access local file contents by redirectin...