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CVE-2026-34765: Electron: Named window.open targets not scoped to the opener's browsing context

April 7, 2026 (updated April 8, 2026)

When a renderer calls window.open() with a target name, Electron did not correctly scope the named-window lookup to the opener’s browsing context group. A renderer could navigate an existing child window that was opened by a different, unrelated renderer if both used the same target name. If that existing child was created with more permissive webPreferences (via setWindowOpenHandler’s overrideBrowserWindowOptions), content loaded by the second renderer inherits those permissions.

Apps are only affected if they open multiple top-level windows with differing trust levels and use setWindowOpenHandler to grant child windows elevated webPreferences such as a privileged preload script. Apps that do not elevate child window privileges, or that use a single top-level window, are not affected.

Apps that additionally grant nodeIntegration: true or sandbox: false to child windows (contrary to the security recommendations) may be exposed to arbitrary code execution.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-f3pv-wv63-48x8
  • github.com/electron/electron
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.5
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v40.8.5
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.1.0
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.0.0-alpha.5
  • github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-f3pv-wv63-48x8
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34765

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 39.8.5, all versions starting from 40.0.0-alpha.1 before 40.8.5, all versions starting from 41.0.0-alpha.1 before 41.1.0, all versions starting from 42.0.0-alpha.1 before 42.0.0-alpha.5

Fixed versions

  • 39.8.5
  • 40.8.5
  • 41.1.0
  • 42.0.0-alpha.5

Solution

Upgrade to versions 39.8.5, 40.8.5, 41.1.0, 42.0.0-alpha.5 or above.

Impact 6 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Weakness

  • CWE-668: Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

Source file

npm/electron/CVE-2026-34765.yml

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