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SCA: security update for electron (GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 439793

Description

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 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, on Windows,
 app.setLoginItemSettings({openAtLogin: true}) wrote the executable path to the Run registry key without
 quoting. If the app is installed to a path containing spaces, an attacker with write access to an ancestor
 directory may be able to cause a different executable to run at login instead of the intended app. On a
 default Windows install, standard system directories are protected against writes by standard users, so
 exploitation typically requires a non-standard install location. This issue has been patched in versions
 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8. (CVE-2026-34768)

Solution

Update the electron library and its related packages to version 38.8.6 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jfqx-fxh3-c62j

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 439793

Version: Revision 1.7

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/3/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.88

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-34768

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/3/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/3/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-34768

cwe: CWE-428