CVE-2026-70608
HIGHElectron: Sandboxed iframe can bypass the allow-popups restriction via the OpenURL navigation path
Title source: cnaDescription
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.10, 41.10.3, and 42.0.1, a sandboxed iframe without the allow-popups keyword could still open a new window or trigger setWindowOpenHandler with no user interaction because new-window navigations taking the OpenURL path did not apply the iframe sandbox popup restriction. Apps that embed untrusted content in sandboxed iframes and rely on the absence of allow-popups to prevent window creation are affected, while apps that deny window creation in setWindowOpenHandler or do not embed untrusted content in sandboxed iframes are not affected. This issue is fixed in 39.8.10, 41.10.3, and 42.0.1.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-9f4c-93c8-jc8g
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51437
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51438
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51439
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/3ff23c52ab364a0afc6ab5bd7851291d3159de57
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/57cbe329c4ae8aab5ac5ebdcb588adc9a11de0d3
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/68cf8b7d9122260f6b534a69a82c701a56cf159f
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.10
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.10.3
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.0.1
Scores
CVSS v3
7.2
EPSS
0.0026
EPSS Percentile
17.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-1021
CWE-693
Status
published
Products (6)
electron/electron
< 39.8.10
electron/electron
>= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.10.3
electron/electron
>= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.1
npm/electron
0 - 39.8.10npm
npm/electron
40.0.0-alpha.1 - 41.10.3npm
npm/electron
42.0.0-alpha.1 - 42.0.1npm
Published
Aug 05, 2026
Tracked Since
Aug 05, 2026