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CVE-2023-29198 — Electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications

Electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Electron apps using `contextIsolation` and `contextBridge` are affected. This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the

CVSS
6.0 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.15% (top 65.00%)
CWE
CWE-754
Published
2023-09-06T20:13:56.313Z
Last modified
2024-09-26T15:12:58.704Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

01What is this vulnerability?

Electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Electron apps using `contextIsolation` and `contextBridge` are affected. This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions. This issue is only exploitable…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
electronelectron< 22.3.6, >= 23.0.0, < 23.2.3, >= 24.0.0, < 24.0.1, >= 25.0.0-alpha.1, < 25.0.0-alpha.2

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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