CVE-2026-34776CWE-125

Electron: Out-of-bounds read in second-instance IPC on macOS and Linux

Medium · published April 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.3
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 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0, on macOS and Linux, apps that call app.requestSingleInstanceLock() were vulnerable to an out-of-bounds heap read when parsing a crafted second-instance message. Leaked memory could be delivered to the app's second-instance event handler. This issue is limited to processes running as the same user as the Electron app. Apps that do not call app.requestSingleInstanceLock() are not affected. Windows is not affected by this issue. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00232 · 13.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-04-03T23:56Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 APR 23:56Z
    Electron: Out-of-bounds read in second-instance IPC on macOS and Linux
    cvelistv5