Vulnerability in Electron
CVE-2026-34777
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0, when an iframe requests fullscreen, pointerLock, keyboardLock, openExternal, or media permissions, the origin passed to session.setPermissionRequestHandler() was the top-level page's origin rather than the requesting iframe's origin. Apps that grant permissions based on the origin parameter or webContents.getURL() may inadvertently grant permissions to embedded third-party content. The correct requesting URL remains available via details.requestingUrl. Apps that already check details.requestingUrl are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Electron — versions < 38.8.6, >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1, >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.1
- Electronjs Electron — versions 41.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-r5p7-gp4j-qhrx (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-34777?
- CVE-2026-34777 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Electron, classified under Origin Validation Error. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-04-04.
- How severe is CVE-2026-34777?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.