CVE-2026-70597
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Electron: Parent process code-sign check is spoofable
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, the check Electron uses on macOS to confirm it was launched by a same-signed parent process could be bypassed by a local process. Apps that enable fuse-based hardening restricting ELECTRON_RUN_AS_NODE and NODE_OPTIONS to same-signed parents rely on this check, and a local attacker could bypass it and run code inside the signed app, inheriting its TCC permissions and keychain access. This issue is fixed in 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
electron
- Vendor
- electron
- Product
- electron
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 39.8.8 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.0 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.2.1 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.3 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |