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CVE-2026-54257

Electron: Buffer performs incorrect byte length calculations resulting in heap buffer under/overflow

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. From 42.3.1 until 42.3.3, Buffer performs incorrect byte length calculations resulting in heap buffer under/overflow. Most apps will crash and some may perform incorrect buffer allocations in the Node.js Buffer API resulting in unexpected truncation or allocation. This vulnerability is fixed in 42.3.3.

CVE evidence

Known exploitation

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Severity

critical

CVSS 9.3 ยท CVSS_V4

Affected packages

1

Supported package records returned by OSV. Vendor and product names are not used to infer matches.

OSV package mapping

Affected open-source packages

PackageEcosystemFixed versions
electronnpm42.3.3