Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13, pointerLock permission requests from some cross-origin iframes caused session.setPermissionRequestHandler() to receive the top-level frame's requestingUrl and isMainFrame values instead of those of the requesting frame. An application that embeds untrusted iframe content and grants pointer lock based on the requesting origin could therefore grant the permission under the top-level page's identity. Applications that deny pointerLock for untrusted embedded content are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
    Prior to versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13, pointerLock permission requests from some     cross-origin iframes caused session.setPermissionRequestHandler() to receive the top-level frame's     requestingUrl and isMainFrame values instead of those of the requesting frame. An application that embeds     untrusted iframe content and grants pointer lock based on the requesting origin could therefore grant the     permission under the top-level page's identity. Applications that deny pointerLock for untrusted embedded     content are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13.
    (CVE-2026-113798)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
    Prior to versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13, pointerLock permission requests from some
    cross-origin iframes caused session.setPermissionRequestHandler() to receive the top-level frame's
    requestingUrl and isMainFrame values instead of those of the requesting frame. An application that embeds
    untrusted iframe content and grants pointer lock based on the requesting origin could therefore grant the
    permission under the top-level page's identity. Applications that deny pointerLock for untrusted embedded
    content are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13.
    (CVE-2026-113798)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
378157	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-113798	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
476848	SCA: security update for electron (GHSA-x562-297c-g43g)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium
476848	SCA: security update for electron (GHSA-x562-297c-g43g)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	Local	medium

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