Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 41.10.4, 42.5.2, and 43.0.0, popups opened from a sandboxed iframe through Electron's OpenURLFromTab navigation path, including links using target="_blank" or a middle-click, did not receive the inherited HTML sandbox restrictions. An untrusted iframe using the allow-scripts allow-popups configuration could therefore open a popup with the embedding application's full origin, exposing that origin's cookies, storage, and same-origin scripting capabilities. Applications that do not embed untrusted content in sandboxed iframes are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 41.10.4, 42.5.2, and 43.0.0.
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Remediation
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Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-hq2x-r82h-9wj4 | Electron drops inherited HTML sandbox restrictions for popups opened through OpenURLFromTab |
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History
Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 41.10.4, 42.5.2, and 43.0.0, popups opened from a sandboxed iframe through Electron's OpenURLFromTab navigation path, including links using target="_blank" or a middle-click, did not receive the inherited HTML sandbox restrictions. An untrusted iframe using the allow-scripts allow-popups configuration could therefore open a popup with the embedding application's full origin, exposing that origin's cookies, storage, and same-origin scripting capabilities. Applications that do not embed untrusted content in sandboxed iframes are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 41.10.4, 42.5.2, and 43.0.0. | |
| Title | Electron drops inherited HTML sandbox restrictions for popups opened through OpenURLFromTab | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-346 CWE-693 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-29T16:38:41.946Z
Reserved: 2026-09-29T16:10:04.075Z
Link: CVE-2026-102673
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-29T17:17:07.487
Modified: 2026-09-29T17:17:07.487
Link: CVE-2026-102673
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-09-29T17:45:17Z
Github GHSA