{"id":"GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8","summary":"Context isolation bypass in Electron","details":"### Impact\nApps using both `contextIsolation` and `sandbox: true` are affected.\nApps using both `contextIsolation` and `nativeWindowOpen: true` are affected.\n\nThis is a context isolation bypass, meaning that code running in the main world context in the renderer can reach into the isolated Electron context and perform privileged actions.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere are no app-side workarounds, you must update your Electron version to be protected.\n\n### Fixed Versions\n* `11.0.0-beta.6`\n* `10.1.2`\n* `9.3.1`\n* `8.5.2`\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org)","aliases":["CVE-2020-15215"],"modified":"2026-05-07T05:00:28.138456542Z","published":"2020-10-06T17:46:40Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2020-10-06T17:46:06Z","nvd_published_at":null,"cwe_ids":["CWE-668","CWE-693"],"severity":"LOW","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15215"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"electron","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/electron"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"8.0.0-beta.0"},{"fixed":"8.5.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/10/GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8/GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8.json"}},{"package":{"name":"electron","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/electron"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"9.0.0-beta.0"},{"fixed":"9.3.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/10/GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8/GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8.json"}},{"package":{"name":"electron","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/electron"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"10.0.0-beta.0"},{"fixed":"10.1.2"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/10/GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8/GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8.json"}},{"package":{"name":"electron","ecosystem":"npm","purl":"pkg:npm/electron"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"11.0.0-beta.0"},{"fixed":"11.0.0-beta.6"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c= 11.0.0-beta.5","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2020/10/GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8/GHSA-56pc-6jqp-xqj8.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"}]}