MEDIUMCVSS v3.1 4.2Vulnerability

CVE-2026-113796

### 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])

Properties

Severity
medium
Summary
Electron: SameSite cookie restrictions are not applied to windows opened from links
Nvd fetched at
2026-10-22T22:14:18.200859+00:00
Epss score
0.00184
Cvss severity
MEDIUM
Cvss score
4.2
Retrieved at
2026-10-22T22:17:33+00:00
Ghsa published
2026-10-22T16:47:54Z
Source url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p8c-gr87-2676
Ghsa updated
2026-10-22T16:47:55Z
Ghsa id
GHSA-2p8c-gr87-2676
Last source
FIRST EPSS
Score
4.2
Cvss version
3.1
Cve id
CVE-2026-113796
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
First seen by Signal
2026-10-21T22:34:38+00:00
Is ghsa only
false
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Published at
2026-10-21T17:18:24.570

Related Entities (3)

AFFECTS (1)

→[Software]npm/electron

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

←[Software]npm/electron

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