GHSA-9wfr-w7mm-pc7f
Electron: Renderer command-line switch injection via undocumented commandLineSwitches webPreference
Quick fix
GHSA-9wfr-w7mm-pc7f — electron: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
npm install electron@38.8.6Details
### Impact An undocumented `commandLineSwitches` webPreference allowed arbitrary switches to be appended to the renderer process command line. Apps that construct `webPreferences` by spreading untrusted configuration objects may inadvertently allow an attacker to inject switches that disable renderer sandboxing or web security controls.
Apps are only affected if they construct `webPreferences` from external or untrusted input without an allowlist. Apps that use a fixed, hardcoded `webPreferences` object are not affected.
### Workarounds Do not spread untrusted input into `webPreferences`. Use an explicit allowlist of permitted preference keys when constructing `BrowserWindow` or `webContents` options from external configuration.
### Fixed Versions * `41.0.0-beta.8` * `40.7.0` * `39.8.0` * `38.8.6`
### For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, send an email to [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)
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Affected packages
41.0.0-alpha.1Fixed in: 41.0.0-beta.8npm install electron@41.0.0-beta.8