CVE-2026-34777: electron Origin Validation Error
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-34777 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Origin Validation Error vulnerability in electron. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 03-04-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0, when an iframe requests fullscreen, pointerLock, keyboardLock, openExternal, or media permissions, the origin passed to session.setPermissionRequestHandler() was the top-level page's origin rather than the requesting iframe's origin. Apps that grant permissions based on the origin parameter or webContents.getURL() may inadvertently grant permissions to embedded third-party content. The correct requesting URL remains available via details.requestingUrl. Apps that already check details.requestingUrl are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
3%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.12% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Electron1 product
- electron< 38.8.6 | ≥ 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1 | ≥ 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.1 | ≥ 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0
Electronjs1 product
- electronEOL< 38.8.6 | ≥ 39.0.0, < 39.8.1 | ≥ 40.0.0, < 40.8.1 | 41.0.0:alpha1 | 41.0.0:alpha2 | 41.0.0:alpha3 | 41.0.0:alpha4 | 41.0.0:alpha5 | 41.0.0:alpha6 | 41.0.0:beta1 | 41.0.0:beta2 | 41.0.0:beta3 | 41.0.0:beta4 | 41.0.0:beta5 | 41.0.0:beta6 | 41.0.0:beta7 | 41.0.0:beta8
Npm1 product
- electron< 38.8.6 | ≥ 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1 | ≥ 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.1 | ≥ 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0
3 vendors · 3 products
References
3 links- github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-r5p7-gp4j-qhrxX Refsource CONFIRMWEBVendor Advisory
- github.com/electron/electronPACKAGE