CVE-2026-113798Electron: Pointer lock permission requests can be attributed to the wrong frame
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Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13, pointerLock permission requests from some cross-origin iframes caused session.setPermissionRequestHandler() to receive the top-level frame's requestingUrl and isMainFrame values instead of those of the requesting frame. An application that embeds untrusted iframe content and grants pointer lock based on the requesting origin could therefore grant the permission under the top-level page's identity. Applications that deny pointerLock for untrusted embedded content are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13.
- CVSS
- 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-346
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GitHub_M
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 21, 2026
Affected products
electron electron electron:electron (from the name) | before 42.11.9; from 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.7.6; from 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.5.0; from 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.13 | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-x562-297c-g43gx-refsource-confirm
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54432x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54463x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54464x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54465x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54466x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/076c7496791a45968cf8d9e76e9657bc161ea979x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/0b680cfa1ffa70a50282da53efde37a210d5223bx-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/1755ee598697356959219beefee1e139bc3f8207x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/4073e9f4712f61e6b8abd5548673cc7638f6c1a1x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/a48e6eaaafa85b6fc40f7431ceec4fd6ef4bb899x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.9x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.6x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.5.0x-refsource-misc
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.13x-refsource-misc
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