Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.10, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, offscreen rendering frame data received from the GPU process was not fully validated by the main process. A compromised GPU process could cause the main process to read out-of-bounds memory while producing paint event images, disclosing memory or crashing the app. This issue is fixed in 39.8.10, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3.
Published: 2026-08-05
Score: 3.9 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-pfmc-3mgc-p6fp Electron: Off-screen rendering trusts GPU-supplied geometry over shared-memory size
History

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Vendors & Products Electron
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Wed, 05 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

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Description Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.10, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, offscreen rendering frame data received from the GPU process was not fully validated by the main process. A compromised GPU process could cause the main process to read out-of-bounds memory while producing paint event images, disclosing memory or crashing the app. This issue is fixed in 39.8.10, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3.
Title Electron: Off-screen rendering trusts GPU-supplied geometry over shared-memory size
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L'}


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Electron Electron
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T15:27:24.392Z

Reserved: 2026-08-04T19:50:27.328Z

Link: CVE-2026-70598

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-05T17:30:07Z

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