CVE-2020-15174

Unpreventable top-level navigation in Electron

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 6, 2020 at 05:35 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:56 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsElectronElectron

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Severity

HIGH7.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

In Electron before versions 11.0.0-beta.1, 10.0.1, 9.3.0 or 8.5.1 the `will-navigate` event that apps use to prevent navigations to unexpected destinations as per our security recommendations can be bypassed when a sub-frame performs a top-frame navigation across sites. The issue is patched in versions 11.0.0-beta.1, 10.0.1, 9.3.0 or 8.5.1 As a workaround sandbox all your iframes using the sandbox attribute. This will prevent them creating top-frame navigations and is good practice anyway.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Electron · Electronjsnpm

95%

10.0.0 ≤ v < 10.0.18.0.0 ≤ v < 8.5.19.0.0 ≤ v < 9.3.0

Affected range stops below 10.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Electron · Electron

60%

v < 10.0.1v < 8.5.1v < 9.3.0

Affected range stops below 10.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 8.5.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 9.3.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/18613925610ba319da7f497b6deed85ad712c59b

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/18613925610ba319da7f497b6deed85ad712c59b

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-2q4g-w47c-4674

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: LOW

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-20CWE-693NVD-CWE-Other

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