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CVE-2026-34770

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, apps that use the powerMonitor module may be vulnerable to a use-after-free. After the native PowerMonitor object is garbage-collected, the associated OS-level resources (a message window on Windows, a shutdown handler on macOS) retain dangling references. A subsequent session-change event (Windows) or system shutdown (macOS) derefer
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:d40642c78780686644c747da0444ca96944a876b756d4e8d975b0dc6e8dc9070
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":"< 38.8.6"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.0"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd0a3f5955525b3e8b588e8a871bba01a1247abc5d0aa697cdf8588965449f21 · sha256:dd27c669564f6b39… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd0a3f5955525b3e8b588e8a871bba01a1247abc5d0aa697cdf8588965449f21 · sha256:dd27c669564f6b39… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-416","description":"CWE-416: Use After Free","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd0a3f5955525b3e8b588e8a871bba01a1247abc5d0aa697cdf8588965449f21 · sha256:dd27c669564f6b39… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

1 source assertion
{"name":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jjp3-mq3x-295m","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jjp3-mq3x-295m"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:dd0a3f5955525b3e8b588e8a871bba01a1247abc5d0aa697cdf8588965449f21 · sha256:dd27c669564f6b39… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

Provider severity values are preserved separately. Baitaphish does not convert them into a risk rating, infer affected products, or treat EPSS as observed exploitation.

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