GHSA-532v-xpq5-8h95

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Electron: Use-after-free in offscreen child window paint callback

view advisory published 2026-04-03Licence: CC-BY-4.0

### Impact Apps that use offscreen rendering and allow child windows via `window.open()` may be vulnerable to a use-after-free. If the parent offscreen `WebContents` is destroyed while a child window remains open, subsequent paint frames on the child dereference freed memory, which may lead to a crash or memory corruption. Apps are only affected if they use offscreen rendering (`webPreferences.offscreen: true`) and their `setWindowOpenHandler` permits child windows. Apps that do not use offscreen rendering, or that deny child windows, are not affected. ### Workarounds Deny child window creation from offscreen renderers in your `setWindowOpenHandler`, or ensure child windows are closed before the parent is destroyed. ### Fixed Versions * `41.0.0` * `40.7.0` * `39.8.1` ### For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, please email [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)

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Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 39.8.1, 40.7.0, and 41.0.0, apps that use offscreen render…
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