CVE-2026-113796
What it is
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.6, Electron treated pages opened into a new window from links as application-initiated navigations instead of preserving the page containing the link as the initiator. The resulting top-level request could be classified as same-site, causing SameSite=Strict cookies to be sent and Sec-Fetch-Site not to identify the initiating page. An application that loads untrusted content and permits it to open new windows could therefore allow that content to make a credentialed request to another site that relies on SameSite cookies for CSRF protection. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.6.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.2 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-352 · Cross-site request forgery
- Record status
- Undergoing Analysis
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.2
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2026-113796.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2026-113796. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/079b9b1594ee62c336adc3aa430d4c1cf62bd51e
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/0e6aca0618eeae50a18cfd50548b8688820629ed
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/652ef79ac79c6767b31e59b2f28d0d46114645e5
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/98940cb274bb6adcb7cdb2da2d4495ac83119670
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/a86ae4205ba2ba7ae60a6caa9d5d3a44321f2f9b
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53683
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53717
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53718
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53719
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53721
References
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/079b9b1594ee62c336adc3aa430d4c1cf62bd51e
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/0e6aca0618eeae50a18cfd50548b8688820629ed
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/652ef79ac79c6767b31e59b2f28d0d46114645e5
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/98940cb274bb6adcb7cdb2da2d4495ac83119670
- https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/a86ae4205ba2ba7ae60a6caa9d5d3a44321f2f9b
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53683
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53717
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53718
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53719
- https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53721
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.3
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.0
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.3.0
- https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.6
- https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-2p8c-gr87-2676