CVE-2026-34772
Electron: Use-after-free in download save dialog callback
Description
### Impact Apps that allow downloads and programmatically destroy sessions may be vulnerable to a use-after-free. If a session is torn down while a native save-file dialog is open for a download, dismissing the dialog dereferences freed memory, which may lead to a crash or memory corruption. Apps that do not destroy sessions at runtime, or that do not permit downloads, are not affected. ### Workarounds Avoid destroying sessions while a download save dialog may be open. Cancel pending downloads before session teardown. ### Fixed Versions * `41.0.0-beta.7` * `40.7.0` * `39.8.0` * `38.8.6` ### For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, please email [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)
How to fix CVE-2026-34772
To remediate CVE-2026-34772, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 38.8.6 or later
Is CVE-2026-34772 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 38.8.6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L |