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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.8 High

CVE-2020-4076

Context isolation bypass via leaked cross-context objects in Electron

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

electron electron

  • >= 9.0.0-beta.0, <= 9.0.0-beta.20affected
  • >= 8.0.0, < 8.2.4affected
  • < 7.2.4affected

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