CVE-2026-70601CWE-693

CVE-2026-70601

High · published August 5, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.2, and 42.0.0-beta.5, apps that expose Promise-returning functions to web content via contextBridge may be vulnerable to a context isolation bypass. Untrusted web content could obtain access to the isolated preload world and, through it, every capability the preload script has. In renderers without a sandbox, or with nodeIntegration enabled, this may escalate to Node.js access. Apps are affected if they expose Promise-returning functions via contextBridge, the standard pattern for wrapping ipcRenderer.invoke, in windows that load untrusted content. This issue is fixed in versions 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.2, and 42.0.0-beta.5.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00285 · 19.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-693 · Protection Mechanism Failure
Published
2026-08-05T20:17Z
Affected products (13)
ProductVersionsFixed in
electronjs/electron< 39.8.939.8.9
electronjs/electron≥ 40.0.0, < 40.9.240.9.2
electronjs/electron≥ 41.0.0, < 41.2.241.2.2
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References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 AUG 15:45Z
    Electron: Context isolation bypass via Function.prototype.bind hijack
    cvelistv5