CVE-2026-34778

MEDIUM

Electron: Service worker can spoof executeJavaScript IPC replies

Title source: cna

Description

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0, a service worker running in a session could spoof reply messages on the internal IPC channel used by webContents.executeJavaScript() and related methods, causing the main-process promise to resolve with attacker-controlled data. Apps are only affected if they have service workers registered and use the result of webContents.executeJavaScript() (or webFrameMain.executeJavaScript()) in security-sensitive decisions. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 0.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-290 CWE-345
Status published
Products (7)
electron/electron < 38.8.6
electron/electron >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1
electron/electron >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.1
electron/electron >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0
electronjs/electron 41.0.0 alpha1 (14 CPE variants)
electronjs/electron < 38.8.6
npm/electron 0 - 38.8.6npm
Published Apr 04, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 04, 2026