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CVE-2026-70601

7.5 high SSVC exploitation: none Analyzed

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.2, and 42.0.0-beta.5, apps that expose Promise-returning functions to web content via contextBridge may be vulnerable to a context isolation bypass. Untrusted web content could obtain access to the isolated preload world and, through it, every capability the preload script has. In renderers without a sandbox, or with nodeIntegration enabled, this may escalate to Node.js access. Apps are affected if they expose Promise-returning functions via contextBridge, the standard pattern for wrapping ipcRenderer.invoke, in windows that load untrusted content. This issue is fixed in versions 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.2, and 42.0.0-beta.5.

Fix

Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1

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Change history 1

  1. First seenCVSS 7.5 · electronjsNVD modified 2026-10-08 13:54

Affected (CPE criteria) 11

  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

References 1