CVE-2020-4076GHSA-M93V-9QJC-3G79
Context isolation bypass via leaked cross-context objects in Electron
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 8.2.4, 7.2.4
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
In Electron before versions 7.2.4, 8.2.4, and 9.0.0-beta21, there is a context isolation bypass. Code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions. Apps using contextIsolation are affected. This is fixed in versions 9.0.0-beta.21, 8.2.4 and 7.2.4.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- electron electron
From 9.0.0-beta.0 · through 9.0.0-beta.20; From 8.0.0 · fixed in 8.2.4; fixed in 7.2.4
- electronnpm
fixed in 7.2.4
- electronnpm
From 8.0.0 · fixed in 8.2.4