Is electron affected by CVE-2026-34765?

npm electron is affected in =40.0.0-alpha.1 =41.0.0-alpha.1 =42.0.0-alpha.1 <42.0.0-alpha.5.

Is CVE-2026-34765 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

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CVE-2026-34765

Q: Is CVE-2026-34765 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

npm · electron

Summary

Electron: Named window.open targets not scoped to the opener's browsing context

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.3% (p21)
Also known as: GHSA-f3pv-wv63-48x8
Published: 2026-04-07

References

https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-f3pv-wv63-48x8
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34765
https://github.com/electron/electron

Related advisories

CVE-2026-54257 — critical · npm/electron
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CVE-2026-34774 — high · npm/electron
CVE-2026-34771 — high · npm/electron
CVE-2026-34770 — high · npm/electron
CVE-2026-34769 — high · npm/electron
CVE-2023-5217 — high · npm/electron

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Sources: CISA KEV (public domain), OSV.dev & GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY-4.0), FIRST EPSS, NVD/CWE (public domain). Served live from the Stateward advisory database.