CVE-2026-113796: electron · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Affects electronSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.2 Medium · fixed in 45.0.0-alpha.6 : update electron when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-23.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 45.0.0-alpha.6, 44.3.0, 43.7.0 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 24 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade electron to 45.0.0-alpha.6, 44.3.0, 43.7.0 or 42.11.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| electronelectron | Affected
| Fixed in
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| electronelectron | Affected
| Fixed in
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| electronelectron | Affected
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| electronelectron | Affected
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Electron to version 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, or 45.0.0-alpha.6 or later, where this issue is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated by the vendor advisory.
Description
A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in Electron prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.6. The issue arises because Electron treated pages opened in new windows from links as application-initiated navigations rather than preserving the original page as the initiator. This caused SameSite=Strict cookies to be sent incorrectly, potentially allowing untrusted content to make credentialed requests to other sites relying on these cookies for CSRF protection. The vulnerability is fixed in the specified versions.
References
- github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-2p8c-gr87-2676 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/53683 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/53717 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/53718 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/53719 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/53721 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/079b9b1594ee62c336adc3aa430d4c1cf62bd51e (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/0e6aca0618eeae50a18cfd50548b8688820629ed (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/652ef79ac79c6767b31e59b2f28d0d46114645e5 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/98940cb274bb6adcb7cdb2da2d4495ac83119670 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/a86ae4205ba2ba7ae60a6caa9d5d3a44321f2f9b (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.3.0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.6 (opens in a new tab)