Electron: Sandboxed iframes can launch external protocol handlers
Requests to open external protocol URLs from web content did not take iframe sandbox restrictions into account, so a sandboxed iframe could cause an OS-registered external application to be launched. The frame's sandbox state was also not made available to the app's permission handlers.
Apps are only affected if they render untrusted content in sandboxed iframes and grant the openExternal permission (granted by default when no setPermissionRequestHandler is installed). Apps whose permission handler denies openExternal for untrusted content are not affected.
Install a setPermissionRequestHandler that denies the openExternal permission for untrusted content.
42.0.0-beta.341.2.140.9.039.8.8If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Electron at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:[email protected])
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVE-2026-70612 is classified as CWE-284: Improper Access Control. The software does not restrict an action to the actors that should be allowed to perform it.
CVE-2026-70612 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 5 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
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electron has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-284: Improper Access Control) in other software:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| electron | — | — |
| unknown | — | — |
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