GHSA-997q-gvvc-jwmx
Electron: openExternal permission requests can be attributed to the wrong origin
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-114121
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Description
### Impact Requests to open external protocol URLs could be attributed to a document other than the one that asked for them, so the `requestingUrl` passed to `session.setPermissionRequestHandler` was a trusted origin for a launch untrusted content had requested. An origin-based handler could therefore let untrusted content launch an OS-registered external application. Apps are only affected if they grant `openExternal` based on the requesting origin and let untrusted content open or navigate windows. Apps whose permission handler denies `openExternal` for untrusted content are not affected. ### Workarounds Deny the `openExternal` permission for untrusted content, or deny the windows it opens with `setWindowOpenHandler`. ### Fixed Versions * `45.0.0-alpha.5` * `44.3.0` * `43.7.0` * `42.11.3` ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| npm · electron | introduced 0, fixed 42.11.3 |
| npm · electron | introduced 43.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 43.7.0 |
| npm · electron | introduced 44.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 44.3.0 |
| npm · electron | introduced 45.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 45.0.0-alpha.5 |
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-997q-gvvc-jwmx WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114121 ADVISORY
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53699 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53698 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53697 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53696 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53682 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/e3a400911084537bce7380ffea8af939572ce8dd WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/e0a20d5277b567aea8603f8e9852a4341407a586 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/92a783952891805f2f82f344c40a6917b98a7d98 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/8aa5414f73792ed3b2e3f9ab6391b1832e6dc2c3 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/25057643bf6d9a20bad69e45707551ccf546f5ce WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.3 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.0 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.3.0 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.5 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron PACKAGE
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |