Electron up to 9.3.x/10.1.x/11.0.x/12.0.0-beta.8 IPC Message exposure of resource

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Electron up to 9.3.x/10.1.x/11.0.x/12.0.0-beta.8. This affects an unknown function of the component IPC Message Handler. The manipulation leads to exposure of resource. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2020-26272. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Electron up to 9.3.x/10.1.x/11.0.x/12.0.0-beta.8. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component IPC Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a exposure of resource vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-668. The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 01/29/2021. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-26272. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 9.4.0, 10.2.0, 11.1.0 or 12.0.0-beta.9 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Exposure of resource
CWE: CWE-668 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Electron 9.4.0/10.2.0/11.1.0/12.0.0-beta.9
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

10/01/2020 🔍
01/29/2021 +120 days 🔍
01/29/2021 +0 days 🔍
05/27/2025 +1579 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-26272 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-26272
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-168869
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 01/29/2021 11:11
Updated: 05/27/2025 18:35
Changes: 01/29/2021 11:11 (41), 02/21/2021 10:02 (3), 02/21/2021 10:05 (19), 05/27/2025 18:35 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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