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GHSA-v3j7-r9gq-3gjw

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

Source: GitHub Advisory Database (reviewed) High CVE-2026-70604

Packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
npm electron >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0 42.0.0
npm electron >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.4.0 41.4.0
npm electron >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.3 40.9.3
npm electron < 39.8.10 39.8.10

Details

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### 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 [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

References

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