CVE-2026-113798: electron · Origin Validation Error
Affects electronSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.4 Medium · fixed in 45.0.0-alpha.13 : update electron when convenient.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:54 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 45.0.0-alpha.13, 44.5.0, 43.7.6 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LExploitation 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade electron to 45.0.0-alpha.13, 44.5.0, 43.7.6 or 42.11.9.
Affected software
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| electronelectron | Affected
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Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13, pointerLock permission requests from some cross-origin iframes caused session.setPermissionRequestHandler() to receive the top-level frame's requestingUrl and isMainFrame values instead of those of the requesting frame. An application that embeds untrusted iframe content and grants pointer lock based on the requesting origin could therefore grant the permission under the top-level page's identity. Applications that deny pointerLock for untrusted embedded content are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13.
References
- github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-x562-297c-g43g (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/54432 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/54463 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/54464 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/54465 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/54466 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/076c7496791a45968cf8d9e76e9657bc161ea979 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/0b680cfa1ffa70a50282da53efde37a210d5223b (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/1755ee598697356959219beefee1e139bc3f8207 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/4073e9f4712f61e6b8abd5548673cc7638f6c1a1 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/a48e6eaaafa85b6fc40f7431ceec4fd6ef4bb899 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.9 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.6 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.5.0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.13 (opens in a new tab)