GHSA-f2r8-jv7c-xqmp
Electron: DevTools embedder handler executes arbitrary files via shell open
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2026-70611
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Description
### Impact The DevTools "reveal in file manager" action could launch the target file rather than reveal it. An attacker with a separate means of running script inside the DevTools frontend (such as a malicious DevTools extension) could use this to execute native code outside the sandbox. Apps are only affected if DevTools is opened for windows exposed to untrusted content or untrusted DevTools extensions. Apps that do not open DevTools in that context are not affected. ### Workarounds Do not open DevTools for windows that load untrusted content, and do not load untrusted DevTools extensions. ### Fixed Versions * `42.0.0-beta.3` * `41.2.1` * `40.9.2` * `39.8.9` ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Electron at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| npm · electron | introduced 0, fixed 39.8.9 |
| npm · electron | introduced 40.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 40.9.2 |
| npm · electron | introduced 41.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 41.2.1 |
| npm · electron | introduced 42.0.0-alpha.1, fixed 42.0.0-beta.3 |
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-f2r8-jv7c-xqmp WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50937 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50938 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51114 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51115 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/10fb5b39c5287f70c4bbcab4c24197f3871ec322 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/27bf1cae9274d5025684c7268496f435b7e06b44 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/7a1eb7e5585991b3726cedb890a6244f327f43de WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron PACKAGE
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.9 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v40.9.2 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.2.1 WEB
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.0.0-beta.3 WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |