Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.0, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, apps that register an asynchronous session.setPermissionRequestHandler() may be vulnerable to a use-after-free when handling fullscreen, pointer-lock, or keyboard-lock permission requests. If the requesting frame navigates or the window closes while the permission handler is pending, invoking the stored callback dereferences freed memory, which may lead to a crash or memory corruption. Apps that do not set a permission request handler, or whose handler responds synchronously, are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.0, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.
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| Description | Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.0, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, apps that register an asynchronous session.setPermissionRequestHandler() may be vulnerable to a use-after-free when handling fullscreen, pointer-lock, or keyboard-lock permission requests. If the requesting frame navigates or the window closes while the permission handler is pending, invoking the stored callback dereferences freed memory, which may lead to a crash or memory corruption. Apps that do not set a permission request handler, or whose handler responds synchronously, are not affected. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.0, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8. | |
| Title | Electron: Use-after-free in WebContents fullscreen, pointer-lock, and keyboard-lock permission callbacks | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-04-03T23:47:23.171Z
Updated: 2026-04-08T03:55:37.519Z
Reserved: 2026-03-30T19:54:55.555Z
Link: CVE-2026-34771
Updated: 2026-04-06T16:04:15.675Z
Status : Undergoing Analysis
Published: 2026-04-04T00:16:17.980
Modified: 2026-04-07T13:20:55.200
Link: CVE-2026-34771