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CVE-2026-70601

Electron: Context isolation bypass via Function.prototype.bind hijack

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.5, apps that expose Promise-returning functions to web content via contextBridge may be vulnerable to a context isolation bypass. Untrusted web content could obtain access to the isolated preload world and, through it, every capability the preload script has. In renderers without a sandbox, or with nodeIntegration enabled, this may escalate to Node.js access. Apps are affected if they expose Promise-returning functions via contextBridge, the standard pattern for wrapping ipcRenderer.invoke, in windows that load untrusted content. This issue is fixed in versions 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.2, and 42.0.0-beta.5.

CVE evidence

Known exploitation

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Severity

high

CVSS 7.5 ยท CVSS_V3

Affected packages

1

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

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Affected open-source packages

PackageEcosystemFixed versions
electronnpm39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.2, 42.0.0-beta.5