CVE-2026-102673
Description
A flaw was found in Electron. When a popup window is opened from an embedded web frame (iframe) using navigation actions such as opening a link in a new tab, the popup fails to inherit the frame's sandbox security restrictions. A remote attacker controlling untrusted content within a sandboxed frame can exploit this issue to open a popup under the host application's security origin. This flaw primarily leads to information disclosure and unauthorized scripting, exposing sensitive application data such as cookies and storage.
Statement
A flaw was found in Electron where popup windows opened from a sandboxed iframe via navigation actions (such as target="_blank" links or middle-clicks) fail to inherit the iframe's sandbox security restrictions. An attacker controlling untrusted content in a sandboxed iframe configured with allow-scripts and allow-popups can exploit this issue to open a popup running under the embedding application's full origin, exposing sensitive data such as cookies, storage, and same-origin scripting capabilities.
Mitigation
Avoid embedding untrusted web content inside sandboxed iframes configured with allow-popups, or intercept new window navigation requests using setWindowOpenHandler to validate and deny unexpected popup requests.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 8.2 | 6.1 | 8.2 |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | None | None |
| User Interaction | Required | Required | Required |
| Scope | Changed | Changed | Changed |
| Confidentiality | High | Low | High |
| Integrity Impact | Low | Low | Low |
| Availability Impact | None | None | None |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
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