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Context isolation bypass via leaked cross-context objects in Electron

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 6, 2020 in electron/electron • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

npm electron (npm)

Affected versions

>= 8.0.0, < 8.2.4
< 7.2.4

Patched versions

8.2.4
7.2.4

Description

Impact

Apps using contextIsolation 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.

Workarounds

There are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.

Fixed Versions

  • 9.0.0-beta.21
  • 8.2.4
  • 7.2.4

Non-Impacted Versions

  • 9.0.0-beta.*

For more information

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References

@MarshallOfSound MarshallOfSound published to electron/electron Jul 6, 2020
Reviewed Jul 6, 2020
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 7, 2020
Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

High
7.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2020-4076

GHSA ID

GHSA-m93v-9qjc-3g79

Source code

No known source code
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