CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-34772
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.0, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, apps that allow downloads and programmatically destroy sessions may be vulnerable to a use-after-free. If a session is torn down while a native save-file dialog is open for a download, dismissing the dialog dereferences freed memory, which may lead to a crash or memory corruption. Apps that do not destroy sessions at runtime, or that
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, < 39.8.0"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.7.0"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0-beta.8"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c7c8cb730f0e04f5a8b68183e40efe1a354de72c2d23190d45d8bfc8ed2f2801 · sha256:db9580b8f54c15ba… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"LOW","baseScore":5.8,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c7c8cb730f0e04f5a8b68183e40efe1a354de72c2d23190d45d8bfc8ed2f2801 · sha256:db9580b8f54c15ba… · /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_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c7c8cb730f0e04f5a8b68183e40efe1a354de72c2d23190d45d8bfc8ed2f2801 · sha256:db9580b8f54c15ba… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-9w97-2464-8783","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-9w97-2464-8783"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:c7c8cb730f0e04f5a8b68183e40efe1a354de72c2d23190d45d8bfc8ed2f2801 · sha256:db9580b8f54c15ba… · /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.