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CVE-2026-34773: Electron: Registry key path injection in app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient on Windows

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 30/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.24% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: electron (npm) 39.8.1, 40.8.1, 41.0.0.
  • Severity is disputed: the assigning authority (CNA) scores it 4.7, NVD 7.5.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to electron (npm) 39.8.1, 40.8.1, 41.0.0 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0, on Windows, app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient(protocol) did not validate the protocol name before writing to the registry. Apps that pass untrusted input as the protocol name may allow an attacker to write to arbitrary subkeys under HKCU\Software\Classes\, potentially hijacking existing protocol handlers. Apps are only affected if they call app.setAsDefaultProtocolClient() with a protocol name derived from external or untrusted input. Apps that use a hardcoded protocol name are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 3, 2026
Updated
Jul 24, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 15th percentile

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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.5
CNA · GitHub_M
4.7
2.8 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
electronjselectron

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • electronjs electronbefore 38.8.6
  • electronjs electron39.0.0 and later · before 39.8.1
  • electronjs electron40.0.0 and later · before 40.8.1
  • electronjs electron41.0.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • electron electron

    • < 38.8.6, >= 39.0.0-alpha.1, < 39.8.1, >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.8.1, >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.0.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
npmelectronfrom 39.0.0-alpha.1 · before 39.8.139.8.1
npmelectronfrom 40.0.0-alpha.1 · before 40.8.140.8.1
npmelectronfrom 41.0.0-alpha.1 · before 41.0.041.0.0
npmelectronbefore 38.8.638.8.6

Same product

electronjs: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2026-34775Electron: nodeIntegrationInWorker not correctly scoped in shared renderer processes
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-34771Apr 3, 2026 · Electron: Use-after-free in WebContents fullscreen, pointer-lock, and keyboard-lock permission callbacks
    35Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-34772Apr 3, 2026 · Electron: Use-after-free in download save dialog callback
    35Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-34774Apr 3, 2026 · Electron: Use-after-free in offscreen child window paint callback
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
npm:electron38.8.6Package registry (OSV)
npm:electron39.8.1Package registry (OSV)
npm:electron40.8.1Package registry (OSV)
npm:electron41.0.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-102677179 days apartElectron: Sandboxed preload code cache can be poisoned by a compromised renderer
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-70603124 days apartElectron: shell.openPath path validation bypass via embedded null byte
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2026-70607124 days apartElectron: window.open features string controls some window options considered privileged
    21Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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