Electron prior 42.0.0-beta.2/41.10.5/39.8.10 Squirrel.Mac race condition

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Electron. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Squirrel.Mac. The manipulation results in race condition. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-102672. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Electron. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Squirrel.Mac. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a race condition vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-362. The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-102672. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 42.0.0-beta.2, 41.10.5 or 39.8.10 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Race condition
CWE: CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Electron 42.0.0-beta.2/41.10.5/39.8.10

Timelineinfo

09/29/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-102672 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102672
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-411690

Entryinfo

Created: 09/29/2026 21:10
Changes: 09/29/2026 21:10 (48)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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