Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames

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 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames in the OpenURL navigation path, which allows a sandboxed iframe withou...

GHSA-9F4C-93C8-JC8G Electron: Sandboxed iframe can bypass the allow-popups restriction via the OpenURL navigation path

Impact A sandboxed iframe without the allow-popups keyword could still open a new window or trigger setWindowOpenHandler with no user interaction, because new-window navigations taking the OpenURL path did not apply the iframe sandbox popup restriction. Apps that embed untrusted content in...

Electron: Sandboxed iframe can bypass the allow-popups restriction via the OpenURL navigation path

Impact A sandboxed iframe without the allow-popups keyword could still open a new window or trigger setWindowOpenHandler with no user interaction, because new-window navigations taking the OpenURL path did not apply the iframe sandbox popup restriction. Apps that embed untrusted content in...

CVE-2026-70608

Summary: Electron before versions 39.8.10, 41.10.3, and 42.0.1 allowed a sandboxed iframe without the allow-popups keyword to open a new window or trigger setWindowOpenHandler with no user interaction via OpenURL navigation, bypassing the iframe popup restriction. What’s affected: Electron apps e...

CVE-2026-70608 Electron: Sandboxed iframe can bypass the allow-popups restriction via the OpenURL navigation path

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.10, 41.10.3, and 42.0.1, a sandboxed iframe without the allow-popups keyword could still open a new window or trigger setWindowOpenHandler with no user interaction because...