{"id":"CVE-2026-34770","aliases":["GHSA-jjp3-mq3x-295m"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-34770","summary":"Electron: Use-after-free in PowerMonitor on Windows and macOS","details":"Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8, apps that use the powerMonitor module may be vulnerable to a use-after-free. After the native PowerMonitor object is garbage-collected, the associated OS-level resources (a message window on Windows, a shutdown handler on macOS) retain dangling references. A subsequent session-change event (Windows) or system shutdown (macOS) dereferences freed memory, which may lead to a crash or memory corruption. All apps that access powerMonitor events (suspend, resume, lock-screen, etc.) are potentially affected. The issue is not directly renderer-controllable. This issue has been patched in versions 38.8.6, 39.8.1, 40.8.0, and 41.0.0-beta.8.","published":"2026-04-03T23:46:11.095Z","modified":"2026-08-07T21:53:40.136287Z","cvss":{"score":7,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"electron","fixedVersion":"38.8.6"},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"electron","fixedVersion":"39.8.1"},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"electron","fixedVersion":"40.8.0"},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"electron","fixedVersion":"41.0.0-beta.8"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/34xxx/CVE-2026-34770.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-jjp3-mq3x-295m"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34770"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-07T21:53:40.136287Z"}}