GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/08/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx

Aliases

CVE-2026-70597

Published

2026-08-05T15:21:22Z

Modified

2026-08-05T15:41:04Z

Severity

6.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator

Summary

Electron: Parent process code-sign check is spoofable

Details

Impact

On macOS, the check Electron uses to confirm it was launched by a same-signed parent process could be bypassed by a local process. Apps that enable the fuse-based hardening restricting ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE and NODE_OPTIONS to same-signed parents rely on this check; a local attacker could bypass it and run their own code inside the signed app, inheriting its TCC permissions and keychain access.

Apps are only affected if they enable those macOS fuse-based restrictions. Apps that do not enable them are not affected.

Workarounds

There are no app side workarounds, you must update to a patched version of Electron.

Fixed Versions

42.0.0-beta.3
41.2.1
40.9.0
39.8.8

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at security@electronjs.org

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-367"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-08-05T15:21:22Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  null,
    "severity":  "MODERATE"
}

References

Affected packages

npm / electron

Package

Name: electron; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/electron

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

39.8.8

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/08/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx.json"

npm / electron

Package

Name: electron; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/electron

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

40.0.0-alpha.1

Fixed

40.9.1

Database specific

last_known_affected_version_range

"< 40.9.0"

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/08/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx.json"

npm / electron

Package

Name: electron; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/electron

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

41.0.0-alpha.1

Fixed

41.2.1

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/08/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx.json"

npm / electron

Package

Name: electron; View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl: pkg:npm/electron

Affected ranges

Type: SEMVER
Events: Introduced

42.0.0-alpha.1

Fixed

42.0.0-beta.3

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/08/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx/GHSA-jm7p-cc5g-qwxx.json"