CVE-2026-102677

Electron: Sandboxed preload code cache can be poisoned by a compromised renderer

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 29, 2026 at 05:43 PM UTC
Updated: October 8, 2026 at 08:24 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsElectronElectron

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. From 42.3.3 until 42.10.0, 43.5.0, and 44.0.0-beta.6, Electron's sandboxed preload code cache did not verify that a cached entry matched the preload it was served for. A compromised renderer could write attacker-controlled cache data and cause Electron to reuse it for a later load, executing the renderer's code in the more privileged preload context. The issue affects applications that load untrusted content. This issue is fixed in versions 42.10.0, 43.5.0, and 44.0.0-beta.6.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 43.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
>= 42.3.3, < 42.10.0>= 43.0.0-beta.1, < 43.5.0>= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.0.0-beta.6
Affected range stops below 42.10.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 43.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 44.0.0-beta.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20CWE-345

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