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SCA: security update for electron (GHSA-pfmc-3mgc-p6fp)

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445697

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 39.8.10, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, offscreen rendering frame data received from the GPU
 process was not fully validated by the main process. A compromised GPU process could cause the main
 process to read out-of-bounds memory while producing paint event images, disclosing memory or crashing the
 app. This issue is fixed in 39.8.10, 40.9.0, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3. (CVE-2026-70598)

Solution

Update the electron library and its related packages to version 39.8.10 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pfmc-3mgc-p6fp

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 445697

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/5/2026

Updated: 8/5/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Low

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.3

Temporal Score: 1.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-70598

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.9

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/5/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-70598

cwe: CWE-125