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AIKIDO-2026-10514

electron is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Heap-based Buffer OverflowCVE-2026-6296 Published Apr 23, 2026

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Critical Risk

This Affects:

JSelectron
39.0.0 - 39.8.8
Fixed in 39.8.9
40.0.0 - 40.9.1
Fixed in 40.9.2
41.0.0 - 41.2.1
Fixed in 41.2.2
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TL;DR

Backported multiple upstream Google Chrome security fixes addressing CVE-2026-6296, CVE-2026-6297, CVE-2026-6298, CVE-2026-6299, CVE-2026-6358, CVE-2026-6359, CVE-2026-6300, CVE-2026-6301, CVE-2026-6302, CVE-2026-6303, CVE-2026-6304, CVE-2026-6306, CVE-2026-6307, CVE-2026-6308, CVE-2026-6309, CVE-2026-6360, CVE-2026-6311, CVE-2026-6312, CVE-2026-6313, CVE-2026-6314, CVE-2026-6316, CVE-2026-6318, CVE-2026-6361, CVE-2026-6362, and CVE-2026-6363, resolving multiple memory safety, type confusion, use-after-free, out-of-bounds access, and insufficient validation issues that could allow remote code execution, sandbox escape, information disclosure, or browser crashes via crafted web content.

Who does this affect?

You are affected if you are using a version that falls within the vulnerable range.

Background info

electron is vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in versions 39.0.0 - 39.8.8, 40.0.0 - 40.9.1 and 41.0.0 - 41.2.1.

How to fix this

Upgrade the electron library to the patch version.