CVE-2026-34780: Electron: Context Isolation bypass via contextBridge VideoFrame transfer
Impact Apps that pass VideoFrame objects (from the WebCodecs API) across the contextBridge are vulnerable to a context isolation bypass. An attacker who can execute JavaScript in the main world (for example, via XSS) can use a bridged VideoFrame to gain access to the isolated world, including any Node.js APIs exposed to the preload script.
Apps are only affected if a preload script returns, resolves, or passes a VideoFrame object to the main world via contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld(). Apps that do not bridge VideoFrame objects are not affected.
Workarounds Do not pass VideoFrame objects across contextBridge. If an app needs to transfer video frame data, serialize it to an ArrayBuffer or ImageBitmap before bridging.
Fixed Versions 41.0.0-beta.8 40.7.0 39.8.0
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Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. From versions 39.0.0-alpha.1 to before 39.8.0, 40.0.0-alpha.1 to before 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-alpha.1 to before 41.0.0-beta.8, apps that pass VideoFrame objects (from the WebCodecs API) across the contextBridge are vulnerable to a context isolation bypass. An attacker who can execute JavaScript in the main world (for example, via XSS) can use a bridged VideoFrame to gain access to the isolated world, including any Node.js APIs exposed to the preload script. Apps are only affected if a preload script returns, resolves, or passes a VideoFrame object to the main world via contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld(). Apps that do not bridge VideoFrame objects are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 39.8.0, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.
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Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
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npm/electronto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 41.0.0-beta.8 - Upgrade
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npm/electronto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 40.7.0 - Upgrade
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npm/electronto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 39.8.0 - Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 39.8.0 - Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 40.7.0 - Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 41.0.0-beta.8 - Configuration
Do not pass a bridged WebCodecs `VideoFrame` object across `contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld()`. If you need to transfer video frame data, serialize it to an `ArrayBuffer` or `ImageBitmap` before bridging.
Electron contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld (preload script) VideoFrame bridging across contextBridge = Do not pass VideoFrame objects across contextBridge