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Security fix · CVE-2026-113797

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Published Oct 21, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 22, 2026 · Electron is a framework

Last checked Nov 3, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-113797. EPSS is 0.59%. Act only if a listed version of Electron is a framework is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Electron is a framework).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low3.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.59%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
npm electron · package npm

### Impact returned each tab's and to extensions that held neither the permission nor matching host permissions, so any loaded extension could read the URL and title of every webContents in its session. Apps are only affected if they load extensions ( ) that they do not fully trust. Apps that load no extensions, or only trusted ones, are not affected. ### Workarounds Do not load untrusted or unvalidated extensions. In general you should only load trusted extensions. ### Fixed Versions * * * * ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • npm electron< 42.11.1
  • npm electron>= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.5.1
  • npm electron>= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.1.1
  • npm electron>= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.4
  • package npmversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-113797

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-113797. EPSS is 0.59%. Act only if a listed version of Electron is a framework is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with < 42.11.1, >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.5.1, >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.1.1, >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-862: Missing Authorization. EPSS 0.59%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.1, 43.5.1, 44.1.1, and 45.0.0-alpha.4, chrome.tabs.query() returned each tab's url and title to extensions that had neither the tabs permission nor matching host permissions. An application that loaded an extension it did not fully trust through session.extensions.loadExt

  2. Oct 22, 2026 · GitHub Advisory Database

    Updated

    ### Impact returned each tab's and to extensions that held neither the permission nor matching host permissions, so any loaded extension could read the URL and title of every webContents in its session. Apps are only affected if they load extensions ( ) that they do not fully trust. Apps that load no extensions, or only trusted ones, are not affected. ### Workarounds Do not load untrusted or unval

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-113797

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-113797

    30-day exploitation probability 0.59%

    first.org
  • GitHub Advisory DatabasePackage advisoryGHSA-98mx-cjp9-gchm

    Electron: Extension tabs.query returns tab URLs and titles without the tabs permission

    github.com
  • GitLab Advisory DatabasePackage advisoryCVE-2026-113797

    chrome.tabs.query() returned each tab's url and title to extensions that held neither the tabs permission nor matching host permissions, so any loaded extension could read the URL and title of every webContents in its session. Apps are only affected if they load extensions (session.extensions.loadExtension) that they do not fully trust. Apps that load no extensions, or only trusted ones, are not a

    advisories.gitlab.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-113797

    Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.1, 43.5.1, 44.1.1, and 45.0.0-alpha.4, chrome.tabs.query() returned each tab's url and title to extensions that had neither the tabs permission nor matc

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Snyk Vulnerability DatabasePackage advisorySNYK-JS-ELECTRON-21431577

    Missing Authorization

    security.snyk.io

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 3, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 3, 2026
  • Snyk Vulnerability DatabaseOct 25, 2026
  • GitHub Advisory DatabaseOct 23, 2026
  • GitLab Advisory DatabaseOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 21, 2026