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GHSA-2p8c-gr87-2676

Electron: SameSite cookie restrictions are not applied to windows opened from links

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) Moderate CVE-2026-113796

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npm electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.6 45.0.0-alpha.6
npm electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.3.0 44.3.0
npm electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.7.0 43.7.0
npm electron < 42.11.3 42.11.3

Details

As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).

### Impact Pages opened into a new window from a link were loaded as if the app itself had navigated there rather than the page that contained the link, so the request was treated as same-site: `SameSite=Strict` cookies were sent and `Sec-Fetch-Site` did not identify the initiating page. Content shown in the app could use this to make a credentialed top-level request to another site that relies on SameSite cookies as a CSRF defence. Apps are only affected if they load untrusted content and allow it to open new windows. Apps that deny new windows from untrusted content with `setWindowOpenHandler` are not affected. ### Workarounds Return `{ action: 'deny' }` from `setWindowOpenHandler` for windows opened by untrusted content. ### Fixed Versions * `45.0.0-alpha.6` * `44.3.0` * `43.7.0` * `42.11.3` ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

References

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