CyberRota Analysis
AI-GeneratedElectron versions prior to 41.10.6, 42.9.2, 43.4.1, and 44.0.0-beta.5 are vulnerable due to a flaw that allows untrusted guest content to create Node-enabled Web Workers, bypassing the intended security restrictions of the embedder. This could lead to privilege escalation and potential exploitation of the host application. Developers using Electron for desktop applications should prioritize updating to the patched versions to mitigate this high-severity risk.
Public Exploit Signal
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Original NVD Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 41.10.6, 42.9.2, 43.4.1, and 44.0.0-beta.5, an Electron <webview> guest could enable nodeIntegrationInWorker for its Web Workers even when the unsandboxed embedder had Node.js integration disabled, allowing untrusted guest content to create a Node-enabled worker with more privilege than the embedder granted. Applications that do not enable the <webview> tag or that keep the embedder sandboxed are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 41.10.6, 42.9.2, 43.4.1, and 44.0.0-beta.5.