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CVE-2026-70603

Electron: shell.openPath path validation bypass via embedded null byte

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 3rd percentile. Fixed in 39.8.6.

CVSS 3.16.0MediumEPSS percentile3rd0.1% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix39.8.6Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • ElectronAffected: < 39.8.6Upgrade to: not statedAffected: >= 40.0.0-alpha.1, < 40.9.0Upgrade to: not statedAffected: >= 41.0.0-alpha.1, < 41.1.1Upgrade to: not statedAffected: >= 42.0.0-alpha.1, < 42.0.0-beta.1Upgrade to: not statedStated by: CVE record
  • Electronjs ElectronAffected: < 39.8.6Upgrade to: 39.8.6Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

What it is

From the CVE record

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.6, 40.9.0, 41.1.1, and 42.0.0-beta.1, shell.openPath() did not reject paths containing embedded null bytes. Apps that perform string-only validation of file paths, for example checking the file extension, before passing them to shell.openPath() could be bypassed, allowing an attacker-controlled path to open a different file than the one that passed validation. Apps are only affected if they pass paths derived from untrusted input to shell.openPath() and rely on string-based validation without a filesystem check. This issue is fixed in versions 39.8.6, 40.9.0, 41.1.1, and 42.0.0-beta.1.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS3rd
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.1% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 3rd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

8 events over 64 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Record updated
  3. Record updated
  4. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Scored 6.0 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability NoneNo availability impact

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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