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CVE-2026-70602: Electron: Extension tab APIs operate across session boundaries

August 5, 2026

Extension tab and scripting APIs were not scoped to the extension’s own session. A malicious or compromised extension loaded into one session could navigate, script, and read from windows belonging to a different session.

Apps are only affected if they load Chrome extensions via session.loadExtension and rely on separate sessions to isolate that extension from other content. Apps that do not load extensions, or that use a single session, are not affected.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-m55f-7gqj-fr98
  • github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-m55f-7gqj-fr98
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70602

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 40.9.0, 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
  • 40.9.0
  • 41.2.1
  • 42.0.0-beta.3

Solution

Upgrade to versions 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, 42.0.0-beta.3 or above.

Impact 6.6 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Source file

npm/electron/CVE-2026-70602.yml

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