---
id: CVE-2026-113796
title: >-
  Electron: SameSite cookie restrictions are not applied to windows opened from
  links
summary: >-
  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.6, Electron treated pages opened into a new window from links as
  applicat…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-352
vendor: electron
product: electron
affected:
  - electron < 42.11.3
  - 'electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.7.0'
  - 'electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.3.0'
  - 'electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.6'
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T16:04:42.688Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113796'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-2p8c-gr87-2676
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-2p8c-gr87-2676
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53683'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53683'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53717'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53717'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53718'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53718'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53719'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53719'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53721'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53721'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/079b9b1594ee62c336adc3aa430d4c1cf62bd51e
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/079b9b1594ee62c336adc3aa430d4c1cf62bd51e
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/0e6aca0618eeae50a18cfd50548b8688820629ed
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/0e6aca0618eeae50a18cfd50548b8688820629ed
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/652ef79ac79c6767b31e59b2f28d0d46114645e5
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/652ef79ac79c6767b31e59b2f28d0d46114645e5
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/98940cb274bb6adcb7cdb2da2d4495ac83119670
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/98940cb274bb6adcb7cdb2da2d4495ac83119670
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/a86ae4205ba2ba7ae60a6caa9d5d3a44321f2f9b
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/a86ae4205ba2ba7ae60a6caa9d5d3a44321f2f9b
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.3'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.3'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.0'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.0'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.3.0'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.3.0'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.6'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.6'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T17:07:51.313Z'
---

## Overview

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.6, Electron treated pages opened into a new window from links as application-initiated navigations instead of preserving the page containing the link as the initiator. The resulting top-level request could be classified as same-site, causing SameSite=Strict cookies to be sent and Sec-Fetch-Site not to identify the initiating page. An application that loads untrusted content and permits it to open new windows could therefore allow that content to make a credentialed request to another site that relies on SameSite cookies for CSRF protection. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.3, 43.7.0, 44.3.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.6.

## Affected

- `electron < 42.11.3`
- `electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.7.0`
- `electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.3.0`
- `electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.6`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.