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SCA: security update for electron (GHSA-f2r8-jv7c-xqmp)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 445707

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 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3, the DevTools reveal in file manager action could
 launch the target file rather than reveal it. An attacker with a separate means of running script inside
 the DevTools frontend, such as a malicious DevTools extension, could use showItemInFolder handling to
 execute native code outside the sandbox when DevTools is opened for windows exposed to untrusted content
 or untrusted DevTools extensions. This issue is fixed in 39.8.9, 40.9.2, 41.2.1, and 42.0.0-beta.3.
 (CVE-2026-70611)

Solution

Update the electron library and its related packages to version 39.8.9 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f2r8-jv7c-xqmp

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 445707

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/5/2026

Updated: 8/5/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-70611

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Temporal Score: 6

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

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-2026-70611

cwe: CWE-78