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FKIE_CVE-2022-36077

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-08 07:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:52
Severity
7.2 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Summary
The Electron framework enables writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. In versions prior to 21.0.0-beta.1, 20.0.1, 19.0.11, and 18.3.7, Electron is vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information. When following a redirect, Electron delays a check for redirecting to file:// URLs from other schemes. The contents of the file is not available to the renderer following the redirect, but if the redirect target is a SMB URL such as `file://some.website.com/`, then in some cases, Windows will connect to that server and attempt NTLM authentication, which can include sending hashed credentials.This issue has been patched in versions: 21.0.0-beta.1, 20.0.1, 19.0.11, and 18.3.7. Users are recommended to upgrade to the latest stable version of Electron. If upgrading isn't possible, this issue can be addressed without upgrading by preventing redirects to file:// URLs in the `WebContents.on('will-redirect')` event, for all WebContents as a workaround.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-p2jh-44qj-pf2vMitigation, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-p2jh-44qj-pf2vMitigation, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
electronjs electron *
electronjs electron *
electronjs electron *
electronjs electron 21.0.0
electronjs electron 21.0.0
electronjs electron 21.0.0
electronjs electron 21.0.0
electronjs electron 21.0.0
electronjs electron 21.0.0
electronjs electron 21.0.0
microsoft windows -
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