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This memory _could_ contain sensitive information such as environment variables, secrets files, etc.\n\n### Patches\nThis issue is patched in 18.3.1\n\n### Workarounds\nNo workarounds, please update to a patched version of `@electron/packager` immediately if impacated.\n","status":"published","published":"2024-03-29T20:16:22Z","modified":"2024-03-29T20:16:23Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-402"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:42.744468Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2024-29900","description":"Electron Packager bundles Electron-based application source code with a renamed Electron executable and supporting files into folders ready for distribution. A random segment of ~1-10kb of Node.js heap memory allocated either side of a known buffer will be leaked into the final executable. 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This memory _could_ contain sensitive information such as environment variables, secrets files, etc.\n\n### Patches\nThis issue is patched in 18.3.1\n\n### Workarounds\nNo workarounds, please update to a patched version of `@electron/packager` immediately if impacated.\n","status":"published","published":"2024-03-29T20:16:22Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:09.98558107Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-402"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:35.050232Z"}]}}