Medium 6.1Published Sep 4, 2025

CVE-2025-55305Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-23 01:40 UTC)

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Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. In versions below 35.7.5, 36.0.0-alpha.1 through 36.8.0, 37.0.0-alpha.1 through 37.3.1 and 38.0.0-alpha.1 through 38.0.0-beta.6, ASAR Integrity Bypass via resource modification. This only impacts apps that have the embeddedAsarIntegrityValidation and onlyLoadAppFromAsar fuses enabled. Apps without these fuses enabled are not impacted. This issue is fixed in versions 35.7.5, 36.8.1, 37.3.1 and 38.0.0-beta.6.

CVSS: 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94, CWE-829
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Oct 19, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 19, 2026

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References

https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/23a02934510fcf951428e14573d9b2d2a3c4f28b
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/2e5a0b7220ebf955c6785cc5adb2e2b1cf77dac1
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/3f92511cdecc39f46b0e86cce40a0c691e301c9d
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/fdf29ce83870109d403f5c23ae529dbd0e8f4fee
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/48101
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/48102
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/48103
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/48104
https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-vmqv-hx8q-j7mg

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