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Type Confusion Affecting electron package, versions <26.6.6 >=27.0.0 <27.2.3 >=28.0.0 <28.1.4

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.08% (35th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-6173170
  • published 18 Jan 2024
  • disclosed 17 Jan 2024
  • credit Ganjiang Zhou
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Introduced: 17 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-0518 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-843 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 26.6.6, 27.2.3, 28.1.4 or higher.

Overview

electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Type Confusion due to a type confusion in V8. A remote attacker could exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.

Note: The Stable channel has been updated to 120.0.6099.234 for Mac devices.