# CVE-2026-113797: Electron: Extension tabs.query returns tab URLs and titles without the tabs permission

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-113797-electron-is-a-framework-for-writing-cross-platform-desktop  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-21  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-113797 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-10-21

Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to versions 42.11.1, 43.5.1, 44.1.1, and 45.0.0-alpha.4, chrome.tabs.query() returned each tab's url and title to extensions that had neither the tabs permission nor matching host permissions. An application that loaded an extension it did not fully trust through session.extensions.loadExtension could therefore allow that extension to read the URL and title of every webContents in its session. This issue is fixed in versions 42.11.1, 43.5.1, 44.1.1, and 45.0.0-alpha.4.

Technologies: [electron (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/electron). Vendors: [npm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/npm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-113797 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-113797 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-113797?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** electron (npm) >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.4, SEMVER:introduced=45.0.0-alpha.1,fixed=45.0.0-alpha.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-113797?** Yes. electron (npm): upgrade to 45.0.0-alpha.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-113797?** Check whether you run electron (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- electron (npm): upgrade to 45.0.0-alpha.4 or later

  ```sh
  npm install electron@45.0.0-alpha.4
  ```


## Affected products

- electron (npm) >= 45.0.0-alpha.1, < 45.0.0-alpha.4, SEMVER:introduced=45.0.0-alpha.1,fixed=45.0.0-alpha.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-113797
- GHSA-98mx-cjp9-gchm

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