CVE-2020-4075

lowpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileEUUS
grimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
1.18% (67th) EPSS
CVSS 2.1 · low
Is it mine?
8 products
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Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd · osv

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

In Electron before versions 7.2.4, 8.2.4, and 9.0.0-beta21, arbitrary local file read is possible by defining unsafe window options on a child window opened via window.open. As a workaround, ensure you are calling `event.preventDefault()` on all new-window events where the `url` or `options` is not something you expect. This is fixed in versions 9.0.0-beta.21, 8.2.4 and 7.2.4.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 2.1–7.5

v2.02.1lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.9
v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 2.2 · impact 4
v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · OSV
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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weaknesses

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CWE-552USprimaryCWE-552US
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affected products (8)

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • GHSA-f9mq-jph6-9mhmArbitrary file read via window-open IPC in Electron2020-07-07ghsa · osvUS

    ### Impact The vulnerability allows arbitrary local file read by defining unsafe window options on a child window opened via window.open. ### Workarounds Ensure you are calling `event.preventDefault()` on all [`new-window`](https://electronjs.org/docs/api/web-contents#event-new-window) events where the `url` or `options` is not something you expect. ### Fixed Versions * `9.0.0-beta.21` * `8.2.4` * `7.2.4` ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)

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also known as (3)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdnvdosvNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2020-07-07modified 2026-06-17
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references (8)

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