🚨 [security] Upgrade electron: 4.1.1 → 9.1.0 (major)

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This dependency update fixes known security vulnerabilities. Please see the details below and assess their impact carefully. We recommend to merge and deploy this as soon as possible!

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What changed?

✳️ electron (4.1.1 → 9.1.0) · Repo

Security Advisories 🚨

🚨 Arbitrary file read via window-open IPC in Electron

Impact

The vulnerability allows arbitrary local file read by defining unsafe window options on a child window opened via window.open.

Workarounds

Ensure you are calling event.preventDefault() on all new-window events where the url or options is not something you expect.

Fixed Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.21
• 8.2.4
• 7.2.4

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Email us at security@electronjs.org

🚨 Arbitrary file read via window-open IPC in Electron

Impact

The vulnerability allows arbitrary local file read by defining unsafe window options on a child window opened via window.open.

Workarounds

Ensure you are calling event.preventDefault() on all new-window events where the url or options is not something you expect.

Fixed Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.21
• 8.2.4
• 7.2.4

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Email us at security@electronjs.org

🚨 Context isolation bypass via contextBridge in Electron

Impact

Apps using both contextIsolation and contextBridge are affected.

This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.

Workarounds

There are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.

Fixed Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.21
• 8.2.4
• 7.2.4

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Email us at security@electronjs.org

🚨 Context isolation bypass via contextBridge in Electron

Impact

Apps using both contextIsolation and contextBridge are affected.

This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.

Workarounds

There are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.

Fixed Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.21
• 8.2.4
• 7.2.4

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Email us at security@electronjs.org

🚨 Context isolation bypass via leaked cross-context objects in Electron

Impact

Apps using contextIsolation are affected.

This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.

Workarounds

There are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.

Fixed Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.21
• 8.2.4
• 7.2.4

Non-Impacted Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.*

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Email us at security@electronjs.org

🚨 Context isolation bypass via leaked cross-context objects in Electron

Impact

Apps using contextIsolation are affected.

This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.

Workarounds

There are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.

Fixed Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.21
• 8.2.4
• 7.2.4

Non-Impacted Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.*

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Email us at security@electronjs.org

🚨 Context isolation bypass via Promise in Electron

Impact

Apps using contextIsolation are affected.

This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.

Workarounds

There are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.

Fixed Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.21
• 8.2.4
• 7.2.4
• 6.1.11

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Email us at security@electronjs.org

🚨 Context isolation bypass via Promise in Electron

Impact

Apps using contextIsolation are affected.

This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.

Workarounds

There are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.

Fixed Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.21
• 8.2.4
• 7.2.4
• 6.1.11

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Email us at security@electronjs.org

🚨 Context isolation bypass via Promise in Electron

Impact

Apps using contextIsolation are affected.

This is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.

Workarounds

There are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.

Fixed Versions

• 9.0.0-beta.21
• 8.2.4
• 7.2.4
• 6.1.11

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

• Email us at security@electronjs.org

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