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CVE-2026-70597: Electron: Parent process code-sign check is spoofable

August 5, 2026

On macOS, the check Electron uses to confirm it was launched by a same-signed parent process could be bypassed by a local process. Apps that enable the fuse-based hardening restricting ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE and NODE_OPTIONS to same-signed parents rely on this check; a local attacker could bypass it and run their own code inside the signed app, inheriting its TCC permissions and keychain access.

Apps are only affected if they enable those macOS fuse-based restrictions. Apps that do not enable them are not affected.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx
  • github.com/electron/electron/commit/0a6291a97d210db3733689e70a51f5711e38ed35
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.7
  • github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70597

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 39.8.8, all versions starting from 40.0.0-alpha.1 before 40.9.1, all versions starting from 41.0.0-alpha.1 before 41.2.1, all versions starting from 42.0.0-alpha.1 before 42.0.0-beta.3

Fixed versions

  • 39.8.8
  • 40.9.1
  • 41.2.1
  • 42.0.0-beta.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 39.8.8, 40.9.1, 41.2.1, 42.0.0-beta.3 or above.

Impact 6.3 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Source file

npm/electron/CVE-2026-70597.yml

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