CVE-2026-114121
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.01
BB Relevance:
61/100
Published: 2026-10-21
Modified: 2026-10-28
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
No Auth
No Interaction
Scope Change
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
High
PR:
None
UI:
None
S:
Changed
C:
Low
I:
Low
A:
None
Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5, requests to open external protocol URLs could be attributed to a document other than the one that initiated them, causing the requestingUrl passed to session.setPermissionRequestHandler to identify trusted content for a launch requested by untrusted content. An application that grants openExternal based on the requesting origin and allows untrusted content to open or navigate windows could therefore allow that content to launch an OS-registered external application. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5.