---
id: CVE-2026-115570
title: 'Electron: Mitigation for compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates'
summary: >-
  Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using
  JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 42.11.16, 43.8.1, 44.9.1, and
  45.0.0-beta.6, Electron does not block compromised eMudhra intermediate
  certificates in Chromi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-299
vendor: electron
product: electron
affected:
  - 'electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-beta.6'
  - 'electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.9.1'
  - 'electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.8.1'
  - electron < 42.11.16
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-23T20:45:42.599802Z'
published: '2026-10-23'
updated: '2026-10-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-23T20:56:26.712Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115570'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jr5w-w6x2-84p9
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jr5w-w6x2-84p9
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55127'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55127'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55128'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55128'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55129'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55129'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55130'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/55130'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/093583c71be71c85453e6e225137bf2af755fbcc
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/093583c71be71c85453e6e225137bf2af755fbcc
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/1d2f13b1985444a38abf389db38228ac42f5bcad
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/1d2f13b1985444a38abf389db38228ac42f5bcad
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/817c43f925677eb88034bfba4f0b8dfd28e7ad20
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/817c43f925677eb88034bfba4f0b8dfd28e7ad20
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/e02265be96c5e13ae43644ef482b718e1e800499
    label: >-
      https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/e02265be96c5e13ae43644ef482b718e1e800499
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.16'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v42.11.16'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.8.1'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v43.8.1'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.9.1'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v44.9.1'
  - url: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-beta.6'
    label: 'https://github.com/electron/electron/releases/tag/v45.0.0-beta.6'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jr5w-w6x2-84p9'
tags:
  - cve.org
  - ghsa
  - npm
aliases:
  - GHSA-jr5w-w6x2-84p9
ecosystem: npm
patched:
  - electron 45.0.0-beta.6
  - electron 44.9.1
  - electron 43.8.1
  - electron 42.11.16
ingestedAt: '2026-10-23T18:33:40.922Z'
---

## Overview

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 42.11.16, 43.8.1, 44.9.1, and 45.0.0-beta.6, Electron does not block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates in Chromium networking, Node.js tls, Node.js https, or Node.js fetch. An attacker who holds a certificate issued through one of these intermediates and can intercept network traffic can impersonate a TLS server to an affected application. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.16, 43.8.1, 44.9.1, and 45.0.0-beta.6.

## Affected

- `electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-beta.6`
- `electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.9.1`
- `electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.8.1`
- `electron < 42.11.16`

## Remediation

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

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-115570)

Affected packages:

- `electron >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-beta.6`
- `electron >= 44.0.0-alpha.1, < 44.9.1`
- `electron >= 43.0.0-alpha.1, < 43.8.1`
- `electron < 42.11.16`

Patched in:

- `electron 45.0.0-beta.6`
- `electron 44.9.1`
- `electron 43.8.1`
- `electron 42.11.16`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jr5w-w6x2-84p9