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High · 8.4 CVE-2026-34780 EUVD-2026-18961GHSA-jfqg-hf23-qpw2

Electron: Context Isolation bypass via contextBridge VideoFrame transfer

Published Apr 4, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. From versions 39.0.0-alpha.1 to before 39.8.0, 40.0.0-alpha.1 to before 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-alpha.1 to before 41.0.0-beta.8, apps that pass VideoFrame objects (from the WebCodecs API) across the contextBridge are vulnerable to a context isolation bypass. An attacker who can execute JavaScript in the main world (for example, via XSS) can use a bridged VideoFrame to gain access to the isolated world, including any Node.js APIs exposed to the preload script. Apps are only affected if a preload script returns, resolves, or passes a VideoFrame object to the main world via contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld(). Apps that do not bridge VideoFrame objects are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 39.8.0, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
electron electron >= 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 >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.0 39.8.0 GHSA-jfqg-hf23-qpw2
npm electron >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.7.0 40.7.0 GHSA-jfqg-hf23-qpw2
npm electron >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8 41.0.0-beta.8 GHSA-jfqg-hf23-qpw2

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