Feed/CVE-2026-70604
CVE-2026-70604HIGHCVSS 7.4

Electron: Custom protocol with supportFetchAPI but not corsEnabled allows cross-origin reads

Published Aug 5, 2026·Updated Aug 5, 2026

NVD Description

### Impact A custom scheme registered with `supportFetchAPI: true` but without `corsEnabled: true` was not subject to CORS enforcement. A page loaded from a remote origin could therefore `fetch()` or `XMLHttpRequest` that scheme cross-origin and read the full response body, rather than the read being blocked. Apps that serve sensitive data from such a scheme and load remote or untrusted content in a renderer are affected. Apps that set `corsEnabled: true`, or that do not load untrusted content, are not affected. ### Workarounds Set `corsEnabled: true` on schemes that must enforce CORS, and validate the request `Origin` in your protocol handler before returning sensitive data. ### Fixed Versions * `42.0.0` * `41.4.0` * `40.9.3` * `39.8.10` ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email Electron at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)

Affected Packages (1)

electronNPM
From 42.0.0-alpha.1
Fixed in 42.0.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

View on NVD Search GitHub Search Google

Get alerted for CVEs like this

Register your stack and get notified within minutes when a matching CVE drops.

Start monitoring free