CVE-2026-115570

HIGH

7.4

CVSS v3

Description

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 42.11.16, 43.8.1, 44.9.1, and 45.0.0-beta.6, Electron does not block compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates in Chromium networking, Node.js tls, Node.js https, or Node.js fetch. An attacker who holds a certificate issued through one of these intermediates and can intercept network traffic can impersonate a TLS server to an affected application. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.16, 43.8.1, 44.9.1, and 45.0.0-beta.6.

CWE-299

How to fix

Remediation Available

electronnpm

Fixed in:42.11.16GHSA-jr5w-w6x2-84p9

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references13

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-299 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-1675	High	8.3	0.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-115557	Critical	9.4	0.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-61699	High	8.1	0.4%	-	-
CVE-2026-86231	Low	3.7	0.4%	-	-
CVE-2020-16228	Medium	6.4	0.4%	-	-
CVE-2026-102221	High	4.4	0.4%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-115570?

Upgrade electron to 42.11.16 or later.

Is CVE-2026-115570 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-115570 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.38% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-115570?

CVE-2026-115570 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.4, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-115570 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for electron (npm). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-10-23.