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

PackageVersions
npm · electronintroduced 0, fixed 42.11.3
npm · electronintroduced 43.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 43.7.0
npm · electronintroduced 44.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 44.3.0
npm · electronintroduced 45.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 45.0.0-alpha.5

References

Sources

SourceLicence
OSV.devCC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database