CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-34765
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.5, 40.8.5, 41.1.0, and 42.0.0-alpha.5, when a renderer calls window.open() with a target name, Electron did not correctly scope the named-window lookup to the opener's browsing context group. A renderer could navigate an existing child window that was opened by a different, unrelated renderer if both used the same target name. If that existing child was created with more permissi
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"electron","vendor":"electron","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 39.8.5"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.5"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.1.0"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-alpha.5"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5c972ee9d9c5d0630131b12840b1c8f7da05aef87f00a1d9825612ab1853b68d · sha256:c5de763423e290b0… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":6,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5c972ee9d9c5d0630131b12840b1c8f7da05aef87f00a1d9825612ab1853b68d · sha256:c5de763423e290b0… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-668","description":"CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5c972ee9d9c5d0630131b12840b1c8f7da05aef87f00a1d9825612ab1853b68d · sha256:c5de763423e290b0… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-f3pv-wv63-48x8","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-f3pv-wv63-48x8"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:5c972ee9d9c5d0630131b12840b1c8f7da05aef87f00a1d9825612ab1853b68d · sha256:c5de763423e290b0… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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