5.9

CVE-2026-70605: electron Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSS: 5.9v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesGHSA-v64r-4m7r-3mvq
Published 05-08-2026Last modified 06-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-70605 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in electron. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
24/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.32%
0%100%
Low · +0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 05-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, when following HTTP redirects, net.fetch() and net.request() did not restrict which schemes a redirect could target. A remote server could redirect a request to a local resource, and if the app returns or forwards the response body, local file contents could be disclosed. Apps are only affected if they make net requests to attacker-influenced URLs with redirects followed and expose the response body. This issue is fixed in versions 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.32%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

23%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.04 pp

From 0.27% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.32%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Electron1 product
  • electron< 39.8.8 | ≥ 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.0 | ≥ 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.1 | ≥ 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.3
Electronjs1 product
  • electron< 39.8.8 | ≥ 40.0.0, < 40.9.0 | ≥ 41.0.0, < 41.2.1 | 42.0.0:alpha1 | 42.0.0:alpha2 | 42.0.0:alpha3 | 42.0.0:alpha4 | 42.0.0:alpha5 | 42.0.0:alpha6 | 42.0.0:beta1 | 42.0.0:beta2
Npm1 product
  • electron< 39.8.8 | ≥ 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.1 | ≥ 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.1 | ≥ 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.3

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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