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CVE-2026-70608: Electron: Sandboxed iframe can bypass the allow-popups restriction via the OpenURL navigation path

August 5, 2026

A sandboxed iframe without the allow-popups keyword could still open a new window (or trigger setWindowOpenHandler) with no user interaction, because new-window navigations taking the OpenURL path did not apply the iframe sandbox popup restriction.

Apps that embed untrusted content in sandboxed iframes and rely on the absence of allow-popups to prevent window creation are affected. Apps that deny window creation in setWindowOpenHandler, or that do not embed untrusted content in sandboxed iframes, are not affected.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-9f4c-93c8-jc8g
  • github.com/electron/electron/commit/3ff23c52ab364a0afc6ab5bd7851291d3159de57
  • github.com/electron/electron/commit/57cbe329c4ae8aab5ac5ebdcb588adc9a11de0d3
  • github.com/electron/electron/commit/68cf8b7d9122260f6b534a69a82c701a56cf159f
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/51437
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/51438
  • github.com/electron/electron/pull/51439
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v39.8.10
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v41.10.3
  • github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.0.1
  • github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-9f4c-93c8-jc8g
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70608

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Affected versions

All versions before 39.8.10, all versions starting from 40.0.0-alpha.1 before 41.10.3, all versions starting from 42.0.0-alpha.1 before 42.0.1

Fixed versions

  • 39.8.10
  • 41.10.3
  • 42.0.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 39.8.10, 41.10.3, 42.0.1 or above.

Impact 7.2 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-1021: Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
  • CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure

Source file

npm/electron/CVE-2026-70608.yml

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