CVE-2026-70612Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers
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Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could cause an OS-registered external application to be launched. The frame sandbox state was also not made available to the app permission handlers, affecting apps that render untrusted content in sandboxed iframes and grant the openExternal permission by default when no setPermissionRequestHandler is installed. This issue is fixed in 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3.
- CVSS
- 5.4 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-284
- 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
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
electron electron electron:electron (from the name) | before 39.8.8; from 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.0; from 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.1; from 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.3 | 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-p2rr-rvmm-c5fpx-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory, mitigation
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50961x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50962x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50963x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50964x-refsource-misc, issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/08b9d0a220e267d1a2402a44bdd01a2e9aa320b5x-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/2764e4c35168855f614876051823db4f58a3714ax-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/477dcf7afc6550715f9ec5e6f39ee38e5dd7bf39x-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/c39e3d5687d57434c8d5fe814c5152efd2f631c3x-refsource-misc, patch
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.8x-refsource-misc, release-notes
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v40.9.0x-refsource-misc, release-notes
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.2.1x-refsource-misc, release-notes
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.0.0-beta.3x-refsource-misc, release-notes
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