Description
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5, hid and usb permission checks made from an iframe caused setPermissionCheckHandler to receive the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. An application that delegated hid or usb to a cross-origin untrusted iframe and allowed device access with origin-based logic could therefore grant that embedded frame access intended for the top-level page. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5.
Published: 2026-10-21
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw Electron: HID and USB permission checks can be attributed to the wrong origin
History

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Electron
Electron electron
Vendors & Products Electron
Electron electron

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5, hid and usb permission checks made from an iframe caused setPermissionCheckHandler to receive the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. An application that delegated hid or usb to a cross-origin untrusted iframe and allowed device access with origin-based logic could therefore grant that embedded frame access intended for the top-level page. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.5.
Title Electron: HID and USB permission checks can be attributed to the wrong origin
Weaknesses CWE-346
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Electron Electron
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T16:16:45.808Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T17:39:41.373Z

Link: CVE-2026-113800

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-21T17:18:25.270

Modified: 2026-10-22T17:29:28.470

Link: CVE-2026-113800

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Updated: 2026-10-22T11:45:04Z

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