Electron: Windows opened from a sandboxed top-level document do not inherit its sandbox restrictions (electron electron)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.24 % · percentile 15 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 41.10.6, 42.9.2, 43.4.1, and 44.0.0-beta.5, windows opened from a sandboxed top-level document did not inherit that document's active HTML sandbox restrictions. Untrusted content in a sandboxed top-level document that was permitted to open popups could therefore create a window with the Electron application's full origin instead of the restricted origin intended by the sandbox. Applications that deny such popups with setWindowOpenHandler are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 41.10.6, 42.9.2, 43.4.1, and 44.0.0-beta.5.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-gr2m-v5gq-v685
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/29fc130569f970e91e355383821a4af0f25724a2
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/3ecf3e74f4be6e2360644679b0b4698742be0e1d
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/6594d5a5b074cf501da084dc7908d3df0d68a886
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/e9c4d3cbe912e18d7c63af78e63e98ae7a48cd3a
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.10.6
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.9.2
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.4.1
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.0.0-beta.5
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-gr2m-v5gq-v685 — Electron: Windows opened from a sandboxed top-level document do not inherit its sandbox restrictions
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-89091
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-102674
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*< 41.10.6cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 42.0.0 < 42.9.2cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 43.0.0 < 43.4.1cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:alpha7:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:alpha8:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:alpha9:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:node.js:*:*cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:44.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| electron · electron | affected < 41.10.6 ; affected >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.9.2 ; affected >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.4.1 ; affected >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.0.0-beta.5 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |