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Low · 3.3 CVE-2026-34766 EUVD-2026-18931GHSA-9899-m83m-qhpj

Electron: USB device selection not validated against filtered device list

Published Apr 3, 2026 · Updated Apr 6, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.0, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, the select-usb-device event callback did not validate the chosen device ID against the filtered list that was presented to the handler. An app whose handler could be influenced to select a device ID outside the filtered set would grant access to a device that did not match the renderer's requested filters or was listed in exclusionFilters. The WebUSB security blocklist remained enforced regardless, so security-sensitive devices on the blocklist were not affected. The practical impact is limited to apps with unusual device-selection logic. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.0, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
electron electron < 38.8.6, >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.0, >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.7.0, >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm electron < 38.8.6 38.8.6 GHSA-9899-m83m-qhpj
npm electron >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.0 39.8.0 GHSA-9899-m83m-qhpj
npm electron >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.7.0 40.7.0 GHSA-9899-m83m-qhpj
npm electron >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8 41.0.0-beta.8 GHSA-9899-m83m-qhpj

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