Electron drops inherited HTML sandbox restrictions for popups opened through OpenURLFromTab
Priority LOW 35CWE-346Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · Low · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-346.
Summary
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 41.10.4, 42.5.2, and 43.0.0, popups opened from a sandboxed iframe through Electron's OpenURLFromTab navigation path, including links using target="_blank" or a middle-click, did not receive the inherited HTML sandbox restrictions. An untrusted iframe using the allow-scripts allow-popups configuration could therefore open a popup with the embedding application's full origin, exposing that origin's cookies, storage, and same-origin scripting capabilities. Applications that do not embed untrusted content in sandboxed iframes are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 41.10.4, 42.5.2, and 43.0.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00132 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial electron (electron): 41.10.4, 42.5.2, 43.0.0electron (npm): 41.10.4, 42.5.2, 43.0.0Red Hat: 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| electron | electron | before 41.10.4; 42.0.0-alpha.1 to before 42.5.2; 43.0.0-alpha.1 to before 43.0.0 | 41.10.4, 42.5.2, 43.0.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | electron (npm) | before 41.10.4 | 41.10.4 | Patch available | GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4 |
| — | electron (npm) | 42.0.0-alpha.1 to before 42.5.2 | 42.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4 |
| — | electron (npm) | 43.0.0-alpha.1 to before 43.0.0 | 43.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4 |
- electron Vendorelectron Affected before 41.10.4; 42.0.0-alpha.1 to before 42.5.2; 43.0.0-alpha.1 to before 43.0.0 Fixed in 41.10.4, 42.5.2, 43.0.0 Patch available CNA
- electron (npm) Vendor— Affected before 41.10.4 Fixed in 41.10.4 Patch available GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4
- electron (npm) Vendor— Affected 42.0.0-alpha.1 to before 42.5.2 Fixed in 42.5.2 Patch available GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4
- electron (npm) Vendor— Affected 43.0.0-alpha.1 to before 43.0.0 Fixed in 43.0.0 Patch available GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 39.8.8; 40.0.0 to before 40.9.0; 41.0.0 – 41.2.1 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 42.0.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 42.0.0 alpha2 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 42.0.0 alpha3 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 42.0.0 alpha4 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 42.0.0 alpha5 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 42.0.0 alpha6 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 42.0.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
| cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | 42.0.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Electronjs |
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 39.8.8; 40.0.0 to before 40.9.0; 41.0.0 – 41.2.1 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 42.0.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 42.0.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 42.0.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 42.0.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha5:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 42.0.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:alpha6:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 42.0.0 alpha6 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 42.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
- cpe:2.3:a:electronjs:electron:42.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 42.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Electronjs
Remediation
- Fix · CNA electron (electron) Fixed in 41.10.4, 42.5.2, 43.0.0
- Fix · GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4 electron (npm) Fixed in 41.10.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4 electron (npm) Fixed in 42.5.2 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4 electron (npm) Fixed in 43.0.0 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102673
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4
- 2026-10-16 CVSS score added · NVD
References
Patch 5
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/52133
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/7ea14d5f55ecb11a30447701ddca16b3feee0bba
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/e26b2640e7795c42bfb111b76009cbb4327c9a69
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/ebe1165ee2b05c203c26dd2244ef1c5b9b1c04da
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.10.4
More electron vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-39496 Information disclosure in electron-builder CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2024-26621 Code Signing Bypass on Windows in electron-updater < 6.3.0-alpha.6 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-09452 Content-Secrity-Policy disabling eval not applied consistently in renderers with sandbox disabled in Electron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-39157 Electron: Buffer performs incorrect byte length calculations resulting in heap buffer under/overflow CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2017-09308 GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2022-11788 Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere in Electron CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-102673 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-102673 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-102673 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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