High severity7.4NVD Advisory· Published Oct 23, 2026· Updated Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-115570
CVE-2026-115570
Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 42.11.16, 43.8.1, 44.9.1, and 45.0.0-beta.6, Electron does not block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates in Chromium networking, Node.js tls, Node.js https, or Node.js fetch. An attacker who holds a certificate issued through one of these intermediates and can intercept network traffic can impersonate a TLS server to an affected application. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.16, 43.8.1, 44.9.1, and 45.0.0-beta.6.
Affected products
1- Range: before 42.11.16, 43.8.1, 44.9.1, and 45.0.0-beta.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- github.com/advisories/GHSA-jr5w-w6x2-84p9ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/093583c71be71c85453e6e225137bf2af755fbccnvd
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/1d2f13b1985444a38abf389db38228ac42f5bcadnvd
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/817c43f925677eb88034bfba4f0b8dfd28e7ad20nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/e02265be96c5e13ae43644ef482b718e1e800499nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/55127nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/55128nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/55129nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/55130nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.16nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.8.1nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.9.1nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-beta.6nvd
- github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jr5w-w6x2-84p9nvd
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