---
id: CVE-2026-113798
title: >-
  Electron: Pointer lock permission requests can be attributed to the wrong
  frame
summary: >-
  Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using
  JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and
  45.0.0-alpha.13, pointerLock permission requests from some cross-origin
  iframes caused…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-346
vendor: electron
product: electron
affected:
  - electron < 42.11.9
  - 'electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.7.6'
  - 'electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.5.0'
  - 'electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.13'
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T16:12:35.548Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113798'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-x562-297c-g43g
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-x562-297c-g43g
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54432'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54432'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54463'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54463'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54464'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54464'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54465'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54465'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54466'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/54466'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/076c7496791a45968cf8d9e76e9657bc161ea979
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/076c7496791a45968cf8d9e76e9657bc161ea979
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/0b680cfa1ffa70a50282da53efde37a210d5223b
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/0b680cfa1ffa70a50282da53efde37a210d5223b
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/1755ee598697356959219beefee1e139bc3f8207
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/1755ee598697356959219beefee1e139bc3f8207
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/4073e9f4712f61e6b8abd5548673cc7638f6c1a1
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/4073e9f4712f61e6b8abd5548673cc7638f6c1a1
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/a48e6eaaafa85b6fc40f7431ceec4fd6ef4bb899
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/a48e6eaaafa85b6fc40f7431ceec4fd6ef4bb899
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.9'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.9'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.6'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.6'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.5.0'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.5.0'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.13'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.13'
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T17:07:51.307Z'
---

## Overview

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13, pointerLock permission requests from some cross-origin iframes caused session.setPermissionRequestHandler() to receive the top-level frame's requestingUrl and isMainFrame values instead of those of the requesting frame. An application that embeds untrusted iframe content and grants pointer lock based on the requesting origin could therefore grant the permission under the top-level page's identity. Applications that deny pointerLock for untrusted embedded content are not affected. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.9, 43.7.6, 44.5.0, and 45.0.0-alpha.13.

## Affected

- `electron < 42.11.9`
- `electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.7.6`
- `electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.5.0`
- `electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.13`

## Remediation

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