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electron: vulnerability history, versions and safety

electron is a package in the npm ecosystem. Vulert records 78 vulnerabilities for it across 35 releases, from Oct 2017 to Oct 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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78 vulnerabilities recorded C3 H25 M37 L13
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0 with no fix published

Every vulnerability has a patched version to move to.

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48 in the last 12 months

Most recent disclosure 22 Oct 2026.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on electron 45.0.0 i

Updated on 22 Oct 2026

Good news: 45.0.0, the version you would install today, has no known vulnerabilities. Older releases do — the table below lists all 78.

Package health score 65/100
  • Security Unfixed issues
  • Maintenance Sustainable
  • Popularity Key ecosystem project
  • Community Moderate

What to do: Stay on 45.0.0 or newer. This can change: a vulnerability disclosed tomorrow can affect 45.0.0 too — Vulert watches the package and alerts you if that happens. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Current release 45.0.0 — unaffected i
  • Vulnerabilities on record 78 over 8 years · 48 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 22 Oct 2026 i
  • Highest CVSS 9.8 i
  • With no published fix 0 i
  • Stars 123,435 i
  • OpenSSF scorecard 6/10 i
  • Last release this month i
  • Licence MIT i

Version list, release dates, licence and dependants published by the npm registry, refreshed 22 Oct 2026. Licence information is not legal advice.

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert tracks for electron, newest first, with the vulnerabilities recorded against each one. A version showing none has no vulnerability in the Vulert database — open it for the full picture on that release.

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Version Released Vulert vulnerabilities Licence Fix published Details
45.0.0 21 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.18 21 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.9.3 21 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-beta.7 21 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.8.3 21 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.8.2 20 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.9.2 20 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.17 20 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-beta.6 20 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.8.1 20 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.16 20 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.9.1 20 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.9.0 17 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.8.0 16 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-beta.5 16 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.8.0 16 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.15 16 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-beta.4 15 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.14 14 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-beta.3 14 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.7.2 14 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.7.11 14 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.13 13 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.7.10 13 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.7.1 13 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-beta.2 13 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-beta.1 09 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.7.0 07 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.12 07 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.7.9 07 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.16 07 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.6.0 06 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.11 06 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.7.8 06 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.15 06 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.14 01 Oct 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.7.7 30 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.10 30 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.5.1 30 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.5.0 29 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.9 29 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.7.6 29 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.13 28 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.12 24 Sep 2026 M1 MIT Yes Details →
45.0.0-alpha.11 23 Sep 2026 M1 MIT Yes Details →
44.4.5 23 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.8 23 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.7.5 23 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.7 23 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.4.4 22 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.7.4 22 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.10 21 Sep 2026 M1 MIT Yes Details →
45.0.0-alpha.9 18 Sep 2026 M1 MIT Yes Details →
44.4.3 18 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.6 18 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.7.3 18 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.8 18 Sep 2026 M1 MIT Yes Details →
43.7.2 18 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.5 18 Sep 2026 L2 MIT Yes Details →
44.4.2 18 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.4.1 16 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.4 15 Sep 2026 L2 MIT Yes Details →
43.7.1 15 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.4.0 15 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.7 14 Sep 2026 M1 MIT Yes Details →
45.0.0-alpha.6 10 Sep 2026 M1 MIT Yes Details →
43.7.0 10 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.3.0 08 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.3 08 Sep 2026 L2 MIT Yes Details →
45.0.0-alpha.5 08 Sep 2026 M2 MIT Yes Details →
43.6.0 04 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.2 04 Sep 2026 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
44.2.0 04 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.4 03 Sep 2026 M3 MIT Yes Details →
44.1.1 01 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.5.1 01 Sep 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.1 01 Sep 2026 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
45.0.0-alpha.3 01 Sep 2026 M3 L1 MIT Yes Details →
44.1.0 31 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.11.0 31 Aug 2026 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
45.0.0-alpha.2 31 Aug 2026 M3 L1 MIT Yes Details →
43.5.0 31 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
45.0.0-alpha.1 28 Aug 2026 M3 L1 MIT Yes Details →
42.10.1 25 Aug 2026 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
44.0.0 25 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
41.10.7 25 Aug 2026 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
42.10.0 24 Aug 2026 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
44.0.0-beta.6 20 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
43.4.1 19 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.9.3 18 Aug 2026 H1 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
41.10.6 18 Aug 2026 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
44.0.0-beta.5 17 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.0.0-beta.4 17 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
42.9.2 17 Aug 2026 H1 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
42.9.1 15 Aug 2026 H1 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
41.10.5 11 Aug 2026 H3 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
42.9.0 11 Aug 2026 H1 M1 L2 MIT Yes Details →
43.4.0 11 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.0.0-beta.3 10 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.0.0-beta.2 08 Aug 2026 none MIT — Details →
44.0.0-beta.1 06 Aug 2026 none — — Details →
41.10.4 04 Aug 2026 H3 M1 L2 — Yes Details →
42.8.1 04 Aug 2026 H1 M1 L2 — Yes Details →
43.3.0 04 Aug 2026 none — — Details →
44.0.0-alpha.9 03 Aug 2026 none — — Details →
44.0.0-alpha.8 31 Jul 2026 none — — Details →
42.8.0 28 Jul 2026 H1 M1 L2 — Yes Details →
44.0.0-alpha.7 27 Jul 2026 none — — Details →
44.0.0-alpha.6 24 Jul 2026 none — — Details →
43.2.0 21 Jul 2026 none — — Details →
41.10.3 21 Jul 2026 H4 M1 L2 — Yes Details →
42.7.1 21 Jul 2026 H1 M1 L2 — Yes Details →
44.0.0-alpha.5 21 Jul 2026 none — — Details →
44.0.0-alpha.4 17 Jul 2026 none — — Details →
42.7.0 15 Jul 2026 H1 M1 L2 — Yes Details →
42.6.2 14 Jul 2026 H1 M1 L2 — Yes Details →
43.1.1 14 Jul 2026 none — — Details →
41.10.2 14 Jul 2026 H4 M1 L2 — Yes Details →
44.0.0-alpha.3 09 Jul 2026 none — — Details →
44.0.0-alpha.2 08 Jul 2026 none — — Details →

The newest 120 of 1,859 versions Vulert tracks. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2017 1
  • 2018 5
  • 2020 6
  • 2021 2
  • 2022 7
  • 2023 6
  • 2025 3
  • 2026 48

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 48 of the 78 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for electron

The 5 most severe of 78 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
CVE-2017-16151: Chromium Remote Code Execution in Electron 9.8 critical 1.6.14 24 Jul 2018
CVE-2022-4135: Heap buffer overflow in GPU in electron 9.6 critical 19.1.8 25 Nov 2022
CVE-2026-54257: Electron Buffer API Heap Buffer Under/Overflow Vulnerability 9.3 critical 42.3.3 15 Jun 2026
CVE-2018-1000006: Remote Code Execution in electron 8.8 high 1.7.11 23 Jan 2018
CVE-2018-1000118: Command Injection in Electron Protocol Handler 8.8 high 1.8.2-beta5 26 Mar 2018

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Updated: 22/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524173

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Questions

About electron

Is electron safe to use?

Vulert records 78 vulnerabilities for electron in npm: 3 critical, 25 high, 37 medium and 13 low. Every one of them has a published fix, so the practical answer is to run a supported release and keep it patched.

What is electron's Vulert package health score?

Vulert scores electron 65/100, which reads as usable, but worth attention. The score weighs the vulnerability record (40), maintenance and release cadence (25), adoption from dependents and stars (20) and community signals such as the OpenSSF scorecard and forks (15).

Is the latest version of electron affected?

No. 45.0.0, the version you would install today, has no vulnerabilities on record against it. Earlier releases do — the version table above lists each release with what affects it.

How many vulnerabilities does electron have?

78 vulnerabilities are recorded for electron in the npm ecosystem: 3 critical, 25 high, 37 medium and 13 low. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new electron vulnerabilities disclosed?

48 vulnerabilities were recorded for electron in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 24 Oct 2017. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of electron are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

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