CVE-2026-70605 (GCVE-0-2026-70605)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-05 16:04 – Updated: 2026-08-06 14:24
VLAI
Title
Electron: HTTP redirect followed into local file loader
Summary
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, when following HTTP redirects, net.fetch() and net.request() did not restrict which schemes a redirect could target. A remote server could redirect a request to a local resource, and if the app returns or forwards the response body, local file contents could be disclosed. Apps are only affected if they make net requests to attacker-influenced URLs with redirects followed and expose the response body. This issue is fixed in versions 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-06 14:23 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Assigner
GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 8062 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
electron electron Affected: < 39.8.8
Affected: >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.0
Affected: >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.1
Affected: >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.3
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