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CVE-2022-36077 — The Electron framework enables writing cross-platform desktop applications using

The Electron framework enables writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. In versions prior to 21.0.0-beta.1, 20.0.1, 19.0.11, and 18.3.7, Electron is vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information. When following a redirect, Electron delays a ch

CVSS
7.2 HIGH
EPSS
0.09% (top 75.10%)
CWE
CWE-522, CWE-200
Published
2022-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-04-23T16:40:13.698Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

01What is this vulnerability?

The Electron framework enables writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. In versions prior to 21.0.0-beta.1, 20.0.1, 19.0.11, and 18.3.7, Electron is vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information. When following a redirect, Electron delays a check for redirecting to file:// URLs from other schemes. The contents of the file is not available to the renderer…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
electronelectron>= v21.0.0-nightly.20220526, < 21.0.0-beta.1, >= 20.0.0-beta.1, < 20.0.1, >= 19.0.0-beta.1, < 19.0.11, < 18.3.7

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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