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...

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...

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

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 ...

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...

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...

How Manifest v3 forced us to rethink Browser Guard, and why that’s a good thing

As a Browser Guard user, you might not have noticed much difference lately. Browser Guard still blocks scams and phishing attempts just like always, and, in many cases, even better. But behind the scenes, almost everything changed. The rules that govern how browser extensions work went through a...