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CVE-2022-29247

9.8 criticalEPSS 1.0%

Critical (9.8) in electronjs electron. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in electron 15.5.5, 16.2.6, 17.2.0.

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript (JS), HTML, and CSS. A vulnerability in versions prior to 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 allows a renderer with JS execution to obtain access to a new renderer process with `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` enabled which in turn allows effective access to `ipcRenderer`. The `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` option does not implicitly grant Node.js access. Rather, it depends on the existing sandbox setting. If an application is sandboxed, then `nodeIntegrationInSubFrames` just gives access to the sandboxed renderer APIs, which include `ipcRenderer`. If the application then additionally exposes IPC messages without IPC `senderFrame` validation that perform privileged actions or return confidential data this access to `ipcRenderer` can in turn compromise your application / user even with the sandbox enabled. Electron versions 18.0.0-beta.6, 17.2.0, 16.2.6, and 15.5.5 contain a fix for this issue. As a workaround, ensure that all IPC message handlers appropriately validate `senderFrame`.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 64% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE
CWE-668
Published
Modified
Record from
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Affected

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-mq8j-3h7h-p8g7npmelectron<15.5.515.5.5
GHSA-mq8j-3h7h-p8g7npmelectron>=16.0.0 <16.2.616.2.6
GHSA-mq8j-3h7h-p8g7npmelectron>=17.0.0 <17.2.017.2.0
GHSA-mq8j-3h7h-p8g7npmelectron>=18.0.0-beta.1 <18.0.0-beta.618.0.0-beta.6

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