VulnerabilityAwaiting Analysis

CVE-2026-70605

A remote server could redirect a request to a local resource, and if the app returns or forwards the response body, local file contents could be disclosed.

MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.27%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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, when following HTTP redirects, net.fetch() and net.request() did not restrict which schemes a redirect could target. A remote server could redirect a request to a local resource, and if the app returns or forwards the response body, local file contents could be disclosed. Apps are only affected if they make net requests to attacker-influenced URLs with redirects followed and expose the response body. This issue is fixed in versions 39.8.8, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3.

CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-918
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-v64r-4m7r-3mvq

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.