{"id":"CVE-2026-113800","aliases":["EUVD-2026-107347","GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw"],"status":"published","title":"Electron: HID and USB permission checks can be attributed to the wrong origin","description":"Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5, hid and usb permission checks made from an iframe caused setPermissionCheckHandler to receive the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. An application that delegated hid or usb to a cross-origin untrusted iframe and allowed device access with origin-based logic could therefore grant that embedded frame access intended for the top-level page. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.00241,"percentile":0.154,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-346"],"published":"2026-10-21T16:16:45Z","modified":"2026-11-11T02:48:41Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","fixed_in":["45.0.0-alpha.5","44.3.0","43.7.0","42.11.3"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"45.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"45.0.0-alpha.5"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"44.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"44.3.0"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"43.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"43.7.0"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"42.11.3"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"45.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"45.0.0-alpha.5"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"44.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"44.3.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"43.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"43.7.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"42.11.3"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"electron","product":"electron"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53656","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53679","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53688","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53689","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53736","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/22de0a3a06cfd3174fc6c59c3810ab5e1c91bf1a","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/36042b2e1b1c60c67b05ba0e95d1a34f608b9742","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/56cc43eb677d46b86b0d3f49b5fba71404ab1ff0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/922073f8601479e93071f56f0745041291b206fd","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/c965cee73284c4b230a81d51a7db6115e55da8c0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.3","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.3.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.5","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/113xxx/CVE-2026-113800.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113800","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-113800","title":"Electron: HID and USB permission checks can be attributed to the wrong origin","description":"Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5, hid and usb permission checks made from an iframe caused setPermissionCheckHandler to receive the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. An application that delegated hid or usb to a cross-origin untrusted iframe and allowed device access with origin-based logic could therefore grant that embedded frame access intended for the top-level page. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-21T16:16:45.808Z","modified":"2026-10-23T15:12:01.887Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-346"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:44:29.519518Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-107347","description":"Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5, hid and usb permission checks made from an iframe caused setPermissionCheckHandler to receive the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. An application that delegated hid or usb to a cross-origin untrusted iframe and allowed device access with origin-based logic could therefore grant that embedded frame access intended for the top-level page. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-21T16:16:45Z","modified":"2026-10-23T15:12:01Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:59:32.223152Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw","title":"Electron: HID and USB permission checks can be attributed to the wrong origin","description":"### Impact\nFor `hid` and `usb` permission checks made from an iframe, `session.setPermissionCheckHandler` was given the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. Apps that allow these permissions based on origin could grant an embedded frame access intended for the top-level page.\n\nYou're only affected if you use `setPermissionCheckHandler` with origin-based logic for `hid` or `usb` and embed cross-origin iframes with `allow=\"hid\"` or `allow=\"usb\"`. Apps that don't delegate those features to untrusted iframes are not affected.\n\n### Workarounds\nDon't add `allow=\"hid\"` / `allow=\"usb\"` to untrusted iframes, or make the decision in your `select-hid-device` / `select-usb-device` handler using `details.frame`.\n\n### Fixed Versions\n* `45.0.0-alpha.5`\n* `44.3.0`\n* `43.7.0`\n* `42.11.3`\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","status":"published","published":"2026-10-21T17:21:51Z","modified":"2026-10-21T17:21:53Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-346"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:41:34.690842Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-113800","description":"Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5, hid and usb permission checks made from an iframe caused setPermissionCheckHandler to receive the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. An application that delegated hid or usb to a cross-origin untrusted iframe and allowed device access with origin-based logic could therefore grant that embedded frame access intended for the top-level page. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-21T17:18:25.27Z","modified":"2026-10-23T15:17:25.113Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-346"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:13:02.371082Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-113800","title":"Electron: HID and USB permission checks can be attributed to the wrong origin","description":"Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5, hid and usb permission checks made from an iframe caused setPermissionCheckHandler to receive the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. An application that delegated hid or usb to a cross-origin untrusted iframe and allowed device access with origin-based logic could therefore grant that embedded frame access intended for the top-level page. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5.","status":"published","published":"2026-10-21T16:16:45.808Z","modified":"2026-11-11T07:19:04.763246979Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-346"],"updated_at":"2026-11-11T03:22:00.901153Z"},{"id":"GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw","title":"Electron: HID and USB permission checks can be attributed to the wrong origin","description":"### Impact\nFor `hid` and `usb` permission checks made from an iframe, `session.setPermissionCheckHandler` was given the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. Apps that allow these permissions based on origin could grant an embedded frame access intended for the top-level page.\n\nYou're only affected if you use `setPermissionCheckHandler` with origin-based logic for `hid` or `usb` and embed cross-origin iframes with `allow=\"hid\"` or `allow=\"usb\"`. Apps that don't delegate those features to untrusted iframes are not affected.\n\n### Workarounds\nDon't add `allow=\"hid\"` / `allow=\"usb\"` to untrusted iframes, or make the decision in your `select-hid-device` / `select-usb-device` handler using `details.frame`.\n\n### Fixed Versions\n* `45.0.0-alpha.5`\n* `44.3.0`\n* `43.7.0`\n* `42.11.3`\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","status":"published","published":"2026-10-21T17:21:51Z","modified":"2026-10-21T17:35:19.879130922Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-346"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:47.119724Z"}]}}