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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-70601 EUVD-2026-53433GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x

Electron: Context isolation bypass via Function.prototype.bind hijack

Published Aug 5, 2026 · Updated Aug 5, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
electron electron < 39.8.9, >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.2, >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.2, >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.5 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm electron < 39.8.9 39.8.9 GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x
npm electron >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.2 40.9.2 GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x
npm electron >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.2 41.2.2 GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x
npm electron >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.5 42.0.0-beta.5 GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x

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