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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-102677 EUVD-2026-89179GHSA-qmv3-fv6v-rmhq

Electron: Sandboxed preload code cache can be poisoned by a compromised renderer

Published Sep 29, 2026 · Updated Oct 2, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. From 42.3.3 until 42.10.0, 43.5.0, and 44.0.0-beta.6, Electron's sandboxed preload code cache did not verify that a cached entry matched the preload it was served for. A compromised renderer could write attacker-controlled cache data and cause Electron to reuse it for a later load, executing the renderer's code in the more privileged preload context. The issue affects applications that load untrusted content. This issue is fixed in versions 42.10.0, 43.5.0, and 44.0.0-beta.6.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
electron electron >= 42.3.3, < 42.10.0, >= 43.0.0-beta.1, < 43.5.0, >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.0.0-beta.6 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm electron >= 42.3.3, < 42.10.0 42.10.0 GHSA-qmv3-fv6v-rmhq
npm electron >= 43.0.0-beta.1, < 43.5.0 43.5.0 GHSA-qmv3-fv6v-rmhq
npm electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.0.0-beta.6 44.0.0-beta.6 GHSA-qmv3-fv6v-rmhq

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