Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.7, 40.9.0, 41.2.0, and 42.0.0-beta.1, serial-port and media permission checks made from an iframe passed the top-level frame origin to session.setPermissionCheckHandler instead of the requesting iframe origin. Origin-based handler logic could grant a cross-origin iframe device access intended only for the top-level origin. This issue is fixed in 39.8.7, 40.9.0, 41.2.0, and 42.0.0-beta.1.
Severity (CVSS)
| Base score | 5.9 |
|---|---|
| Severity | Medium |
| Version | CVSS 3.1 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Provided by | CNA |
Weaknesses
- CWE-346 — CWE-346: Origin Validation Error
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| electron | electron | < 39.8.7; >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.0; >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.0; >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.1 |
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-9pf5-hg6p-4pwp (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/0cbdf2f0375466d701aa393c92e0ec29eb89ea6c (x_refsource_MISC)
Generated from the official CVE List on 06 Aug 2026 07:06 UTC.