CVE-2026-70610

MEDIUM

Electron: contextBridge object copy honors prototype setters

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.2, and 42.0.0-beta.4, objects copied across the contextBridge boundary from untrusted content could carry an attacker-influenced prototype, enabling prototype-pollution-style attacks against preload code despite context isolation being enabled. Apps are only affected if their preload code accepts object arguments from untrusted content and reads properties from them without own-property checks, while apps that only accept primitive arguments or validate object arguments are not affected. This issue is fixed in 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.2, and 42.0.0-beta.4.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.4
EPSS 0.0038
EPSS Percentile 31.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-1321
Status published
Products (8)
electron/electron < 39.8.9
electron/electron >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.2
electron/electron >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.2
electron/electron >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.4
npm/electron 0 - 39.8.9npm
npm/electron 40.0.0-alpha.1 - 40.9.2npm
npm/electron 41.0.0-alpha.1 - 41.2.2npm
npm/electron 42.0.0-alpha.1 - 42.0.0-beta.4npm
Published Aug 05, 2026
Tracked Since Aug 05, 2026