CVE-2026-34774CWE-416

Electron: Use-after-free in offscreen child window paint callback

High · published April 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 39.8.1, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0, apps that use offscreen rendering and allow child windows via window.open() may be vulnerable to a use-after-free. If the parent offscreen WebContents is destroyed while a child window remains open, subsequent paint frames on the child dereference freed memory, which may lead to a crash or memory corruption. Apps are only affected if they use offscreen rendering (webPreferences.offscreen: true) and their setWindowOpenHandler permits child windows. Apps that do not use offscreen rendering, or that deny child windows, are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 39.8.1, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00552 · 45.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-416 · Use After Free
Published
2026-04-03T23:52Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 APR 23:52Z
    Electron: Use-after-free in offscreen child window paint callback
    cvelistv5