CVE-2026-102677 (GCVE-0-2026-102677)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-29 17:43 – Updated: 2026-09-29 17:43
VLAI
Title
Electron: Sandboxed preload code cache can be poisoned by a compromised renderer
Summary
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. From 42.3.3 until 42.10.0, 43.5.0, and 44.0.0-beta.6, Electron's sandboxed preload code cache did not verify that a cached entry matched the preload it was served for. A compromised renderer could write attacker-controlled cache data and cause Electron to reuse it for a later load, executing the renderer's code in the more privileged preload context. The issue affects applications that load untrusted content. This issue is fixed in versions 42.10.0, 43.5.0, and 44.0.0-beta.6.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-345 - Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
electron electron Affected: >= 42.3.3, < 42.10.0
Affected: >= 43.0.0-beta.1, < 43.5.0
Affected: >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.0.0-beta.6
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