CVE-2026-113797: Electron: Extension tabs.query returns tab URLs and titles without the tabs permission
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 12/100)
- 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: 0.58% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
- Fixed version: electron (npm) 43.5.1, 44.1.1, 45.0.0-alpha.4.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to electron (npm) 43.5.1, 44.1.1, 45.0.0-alpha.4 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 42.11.1, 43.5.1, 44.1.1, and 45.0.0-alpha.4, chrome.tabs.query() returned each tab's url and title to extensions that had neither the tabs permission nor matching host permissions. An application that loaded an extension it did not fully trust through session.extensions.loadExtension could therefore allow that extension to read the URL and title of every webContents in its session. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.1, 43.5.1, 44.1.1, and 45.0.0-alpha.4.
- Published
- Oct 21, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 47th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-862
Report tools
Action score
12
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 12 / 40 · 3.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 3.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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- Not in KEV: no record of exploitation in the wild
- No public exploit code on record
- A fix has been released
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Is your version affected?
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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
- < 42.11.1, >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.5.1, >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.1.1, >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.4affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | electron | from 43.0.0-alpha.1 · before 43.5.1 | 43.5.1 |
| npm | electron | from 44.0.0-alpha.1 · before 44.1.1 | 44.1.1 |
| npm | electron | from 45.0.0-alpha.1 · before 45.0.0-alpha.4 | 45.0.0-alpha.4 |
| npm | electron | before 42.11.1 | 42.11.1 |
Same product
electron: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-54257Electron: Buffer performs incorrect byte length calculations resulting in heap buffer under/overflow37Monitor
- CVE-2017-12581GitHub Electron before 1.6.8 allows remote command execution because of a nodeIntegration bypass vulnerability.34Monitor
- CVE-2024-46992Electron ASAR Integrity bypass by just modifying the content31Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-102672Oct 13, 2026 · Electron: Local race condition in Squirrel.Mac update installation on macOS26Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-113796Oct 21, 2026 · Electron: SameSite cookie restrictions are not applied to windows opened from links16Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-113798Oct 21, 2026 · Electron: Pointer lock permission requests can be attributed to the wrong frame21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| npm:electron | 42.11.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| npm:electron | 43.5.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| npm:electron | 44.1.1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| npm:electron | 45.0.0-alpha.4 | Package 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.
- Published
- Fix recorded+1 d
- TodayNov 2, 2026+12 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, 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.
No nightly-computed relations.
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).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-1378 · Oct 22, 2026(Electron Framework Güvenlik Zafiyeti)
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-862 · Missing AuthorizationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
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
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
- Exploit maturity— → none
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References
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- github.com/electron/electron/commit/5acc76667d32ff310d04f965b47983412ab6553c
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/b1eb86ca8f6fa39fe9d5fee21bb9a0bf591a6a3f
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/d6529d65e5f096cd45bbb2828febb2c6baa53921
- github.com/electron/electron/commit/f3ae30fab9aabfd445eedff4dd7a2f003eb1ff2f
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/52597
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/53353
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/53354
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/53355
- github.com/electron/electron/pull/53356
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.1
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.5.1
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.1.1
- github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.4
- github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-98mx-cjp9-gchm
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.