VYPR
High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 5, 2026· Updated Sep 8, 2026

CVE-2026-70601

CVE-2026-70601

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.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

PackageAffected versionsPatched versions
electronnpm
< 39.8.939.8.9
electronnpm
>= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.240.9.2
electronnpm
>= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.241.2.2
electronnpm
>= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.542.0.0-beta.5

Affected products

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Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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