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CVE-2026-70598: Electron · Off-screen rendering trusts GPU-supplied geometry over shared-memory size

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.9 Low : upgrade to 39.8.10 when convenient.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
3.9Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 39.8.10, 40.9.0, 41.2.1 +1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmelectronAffected
  • <39.8.10
Fixed in
  • 39.8.10
npmelectronAffected
  • >=40.0.0-alpha.1 <40.9.0
Fixed in
  • 40.9.0
npmelectronAffected
  • >=41.0.0-alpha.1 <41.2.1
Fixed in
  • 41.2.1
npmelectronAffected
  • >=42.0.0-alpha.1 <42.0.0-beta.3
Fixed in
  • 42.0.0-beta.3

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AI-suggested

A patch is available and should be applied. Fixed Electron versions include 39.8.10, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3. There are no application-side workarounds; updating to a patched Electron version is required to mitigate this vulnerability.

Description

CVE-2026-70598 is a low-severity vulnerability in Electron affecting applications that use offscreen rendering mode. The main process does not fully validate frame data received from the GPU process, allowing a compromised GPU process to cause out-of-bounds memory reads. This can lead to memory disclosure or application crashes. Only apps using offscreen rendering (webPreferences.offscreen) and with attacker control over the GPU process are affected. Fixed versions are 39.8.10 and later.

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