01 Record
CVE-2026-70607
Electron: window.open features string controls some window options considered privileged
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
02 Description
Electron: window.open features string controls some window options considered privileged
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 46.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-05 16:24Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-05 18:27Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-04
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 27bbc773a27fc51e433dce961bb32800b489cd75552983f32becab6fcbf8f0e7
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
electronelectron< 39.8.8, >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.0, >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.1, >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.3—
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-v93f-fgjr-hjrj
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50946
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50947
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50948
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/pull/50949
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/commit/30cf3882de75ee651bd4e5f27002f13fd3d3163a
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/commit/4eff3dc09e4d1e62d649c5ce9902f532bb7469c7
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/commit/615d62500fc7732d068274b796c49487e652e90b
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/commit/fe2e7d0073949b4593b624b93abf1788f5377e55
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.8
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v40.9.0
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.2.1
- github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.0.0-beta.3