{"id":"CVE-2026-70601","aliases":["EUVD-2026-53433","GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x"],"status":"published","title":"Electron: Context isolation bypass via Function.prototype.bind hijack","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.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.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00285,"percentile":0.21292,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-693"],"published":"2026-08-05T15:45:31Z","modified":"2026-10-28T11:22:35Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","fixed_in":["39.8.9","40.9.2","41.2.2","42.0.0-beta.5"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"39.8.9"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"40.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"40.9.2"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"41.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"41.2.2"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"42.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"42.0.0-beta.5"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"39.8.9"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"40.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"40.9.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"41.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"41.2.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"electron","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"42.0.0-alpha.1"},{"fixed":"42.0.0-beta.5"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"electron","product":"electron"},{"vendor":"electronjs","product":"electron"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/70xxx/CVE-2026-70601.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70601","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-70601","title":"Electron: Context isolation bypass via Function.prototype.bind hijack","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.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.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T15:45:31.315Z","modified":"2026-08-05T17:30:28.446Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-693"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:35:22.169514Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-53433","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.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.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T15:45:31Z","modified":"2026-08-05T17:30:28Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:02:09.520152Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x","title":"Electron: Context isolation bypass via Function.prototype.bind hijack","description":"### Impact\nApps 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.\n\nApps are affected if they expose Promise-returning functions via `contextBridge` — the standard pattern for wrapping `ipcRenderer.invoke` — in windows that load untrusted content. Apps that never load untrusted content in those windows are not affected.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.\n\n### Fixed Versions\n* `42.0.0-beta.5`\n* `41.2.2`\n* `40.9.2`\n* `39.8.9`\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Electron at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T15:46:08Z","modified":"2026-08-05T15:46:10Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-693"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:56.852119Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-70601","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.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.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T16:17:04.203Z","modified":"2026-10-08T13:54:09.117Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-693"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:35.031043Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-70601","title":"Electron: Context isolation bypass via Function.prototype.bind hijack","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.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.","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T15:45:31.315Z","modified":"2026-10-28T11:22:35.202085445Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-693"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:15.164658Z"},{"id":"GHSA-h7rp-cf8h-j98x","title":"Electron: Context isolation bypass via Function.prototype.bind hijack","description":"### Impact\nApps 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.\n\nApps are affected if they expose Promise-returning functions via `contextBridge` — the standard pattern for wrapping `ipcRenderer.invoke` — in windows that load untrusted content. Apps that never load untrusted content in those windows are not affected.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.\n\n### Fixed Versions\n* `42.0.0-beta.5`\n* `41.2.2`\n* `40.9.2`\n* `39.8.9`\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Electron at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","status":"published","published":"2026-08-05T15:46:08Z","modified":"2026-08-05T16:11:06.732823Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-693"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:48.920784Z"}]}}