CVE-2026-102677: Electron · Sandboxed preload code cache can be poisoned by a compromised renderer
Affects electronSource GCVE Database
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
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade electron to 44.0.0-beta.6.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npmelectron | Affected
| Fixed in
|
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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.
References
- github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-qmv3-fv6v-rmhq (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/52480 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/000453e399bd1dee5e86376cdd9ece5fc071e601 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/06a12a87a23f40abbf580fc7a552bc1189812c45 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/25ba8be57c65a83d8c14ebb8aa37693df17a04f3 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/c38d6fd68756f04647ea857bdb6a2abec332e217 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.10.0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.5.0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.0.0-beta.6 (opens in a new tab)