CVE-2026-102673Electron drops inherited HTML sandbox restrictions for popups opened through OpenURLFromTab
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, higher than 3% of scored CVEs.
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Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 41.10.4, 42.5.2, and 43.0.0, popups opened from a sandboxed iframe through Electron's OpenURLFromTab navigation path, including links using target="_blank" or a middle-click, did not receive the inherited HTML sandbox restrictions. An untrusted iframe using the allow-scripts allow-popups configuration could therefore open a popup with the embedding application's full origin, exposing that origin's cookies, storage, and same-origin scripting capabilities. Applications that do not embed untrusted content in sandboxed iframes are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 41.10.4, 42.5.2, and 43.0.0.
- CVSS
- 8.2 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-346, CWE-693
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.15% (percentile 3)
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
electron electron electron:electron (from the name) | before 41.10.4; from 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.5.2; from 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.0.0 | CNA record |
electronjs electron electronjs:electron | before 39.8.8; from 40.0.0 before 40.9.0; from 41.0.0 through 41.2.1; 42.0.0; 42.0.0; 42.0.0; 42.0.0; 42.0.0; and 3 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/52133x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/7ea14d5f55ecb11a30447701ddca16b3feee0bbax-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/e26b2640e7795c42bfb111b76009cbb4327c9a69x-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ebe1165ee2b05c203c26dd2244ef1c5b9b1c04dax-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.10.4x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.5.2x-refsource-misc, release-notes
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.0.0x-refsource-misc, release-notes
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