Electron: Out-of-bounds read in second-instance IPC on macOS and Linux
Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.1, and 41.0.0, on macOS and Linux, apps that call app.requestSingleInstanceLock() were vulnerable to an out-of-bounds heap read when parsing a crafted second-instance message. L…
Severity medium: primary CNA CVSS 5.3 v3.1 (worst CNA-provided scenario) Not listed in this KEV snapshot. Forecast present in this snapshot.
Published 2026-04-03T23:56:42.200Z. Updated 2026-04-06T15:31:46.052Z.