GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-ff2p-hmqr-hxm4 Electron: contextBridge object copy honors prototype setters
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-70610
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- electron
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1321
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-05
Affected packages
• npm electron: < 39.8.9 → fixed in 39.8.9
• npm electron: >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.2 → fixed in 40.9.2
• npm electron: >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.2 → fixed in 41.2.2
• npm electron: >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.4 → fixed in 42.0.0-beta.4
Description
Impact
Objects copied across the `contextBridge` boundary from untrusted content could carry an attacker-influenced prototype, enabling prototype-pollution-style attacks against preload code despite context isolation being enabled.
Apps are only affected if their preload code accepts object arguments from untrusted content and reads properties from them without own-property checks. Apps that only accept primitive arguments, or that validate object arguments, are not affected.
Workarounds
Validate objects received from untrusted content with own-property checks (`Object.hasOwn`), or copy them onto a null-prototype object before use.
Fixed Versions
• `42.0.0-beta.4`
• `41.2.2`
• `40.9.2`
• `39.8.9`
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Electron at [email protected]
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-70610 Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-1321 Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes weakness
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-ff2p-hmqr-hxm4 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51083 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51084 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51085 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/51086 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/17d5d26499cd279fab48f5f26527f8edc02a7713 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/23a6efb714dec80e2cf45d3054d18d701162e4dd web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/4ac50292d552fb510eb778392620c85308770a55 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/5b699544cbbed51bedb7c60d75c8c42be5825737 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron package
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.9 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v40.9.2 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.2.2 web
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.0.0-beta.4 web