---
id: CVE-2026-113800
aliases:
  - GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw
title: 'Electron: HID and USB permission checks can be attributed to the wrong origin'
summary: 'Electron: HID and USB permission checks can be attributed to the wrong origin'
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cwe:
  - CWE-346
vendor: electron
product: electron
ecosystem: npm
affected:
  - 'electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.5'
  - 'electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.3.0'
  - 'electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.7.0'
  - electron < 42.11.3
patched:
  - electron 45.0.0-alpha.5
  - electron 44.3.0
  - electron 43.7.0
  - electron 42.11.3
published: '2026-10-21'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T17:21:53Z'
source: GHSA
sourceUrl: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53656'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53679'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53688'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53689'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/53736'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/22de0a3a06cfd3174fc6c59c3810ab5e1c91bf1a
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/36042b2e1b1c60c67b05ba0e95d1a34f608b9742
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/56cc43eb677d46b86b0d3f49b5fba71404ab1ff0
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/922073f8601479e93071f56f0745041291b206fd
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/c965cee73284c4b230a81d51a7db6115e55da8c0
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.3'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.7.0'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.3.0'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-alpha.5'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fw47-9c62-h3vw'
tags:
  - ghsa
  - npm
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-21T17:07:51.301Z'
---

## Overview

### Impact
For `hid` and `usb` permission checks made from an iframe, `session.setPermissionCheckHandler` was given the top-level frame's origin and details instead of the requesting frame's. Apps that allow these permissions based on origin could grant an embedded frame access intended for the top-level page.

You're only affected if you use `setPermissionCheckHandler` with origin-based logic for `hid` or `usb` and embed cross-origin iframes with `allow="hid"` or `allow="usb"`. Apps that don't delegate those features to untrusted iframes are not affected.

### Workarounds
Don't add `allow="hid"` / `allow="usb"` to untrusted iframes, or make the decision in your `select-hid-device` / `select-usb-device` handler using `details.frame`.

### Fixed Versions
* `45.0.0-alpha.5`
* `44.3.0`
* `43.7.0`
* `42.11.3`

### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)

## Affected packages

- `electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.5`
- `electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.3.0`
- `electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.7.0`
- `electron < 42.11.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade to a patched release:

- `electron 45.0.0-alpha.5`
- `electron 44.3.0`
- `electron 43.7.0`
- `electron 42.11.3`