CVE-2026-70605
Electron: HTTP redirect followed into local file loader
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.9 Medium
- Published
- Aug 5, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 4, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
electronelectron |
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References
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