CVE-2026-34778

MEDIUM5.9EPSS 0.01%

Electron: Service worker can spoof executeJavaScript IPC replies

Published: 4/3/2026Modified: 4/6/2026

Description

### Impact A service worker running in a session could spoof reply messages on the internal IPC channel used by `webContents.executeJavaScript()` and related methods, causing the main-process promise to resolve with attacker-controlled data. Apps are only affected if they have service workers registered and use the result of `webContents.executeJavaScript()` (or `webFrameMain.executeJavaScript()`) in security-sensitive decisions. ### Workarounds Do not trust the return value of `webContents.executeJavaScript()` for security decisions. Use dedicated, validated IPC channels for security-relevant communication with renderers. ### Fixed Versions * `41.0.0` * `40.8.1` * `39.8.1` * `38.8.6` ### For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, please email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])

Affected packages (1)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1MEDIUM5.9CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

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