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CVE-2026-102677: Electron · Sandboxed preload code cache can be poisoned by a compromised renderer

Affects electronSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 44.0.0-beta.6 soon.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.09% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 0% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 44.0.0-beta.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 29 Sep 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 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade electron to 44.0.0-beta.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmelectronAffected
  • >=44.0.0-alpha.1 <44.0.0-beta.6
Fixed in
  • 44.0.0-beta.6

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AI-suggested

Update Electron to one of the fixed versions: 42.10.0 or later in the 42.x line, 43.5.0 or later in the 43.x line, or 44.0.0-beta.6 or later in the 44.x line. There are no application-side workarounds; patching Electron is required to remediate this vulnerability.

Description

A vulnerability in Electron's sandboxed preload script caching allows a compromised renderer process to poison the cache and execute arbitrary code in the preload context on subsequent loads. This affects applications that load untrusted content. Fixed versions have been released, and updating is required as no application-side workarounds exist.

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