CVE-2026-34781 | Electron up to 39.8.4/40.8.4/41.0.x clipboard.readImage null pointer dereference

VDB-355959 · CVE-2026-34781 · GCVE-0-2026-34781 ELECTRON UP TO 39.8.4/40.8.4/41.0.X CLIPBOARD.READIMAGE NULL POINTER DEREFERENCE HISTORYDIFFRELATEJSONXMLCTI CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score 2.7 $0-$5k 2.31 Summaryinfo A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Electron up to 39.8.4/40.8.4/41.0.x. Affected is the function clipboard.readImage. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-34781. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component. Detailsinfo A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Electron up to 39.8.4/40.8.4/41.0.x. This affects the function clipboard.readImage. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is: Electron is a framework for writing cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS. Prior to 39.8.5, 40.8.5, 41.1.0, and 42.0.0-alpha.5, apps that call clipboard.readImage() may be vulnerable to a denial of service. If the system clipboard contains image data that fails to decode, the resulting null bitmap is passed unchecked to image construction, triggering a controlled abort and crashing the process. Apps are only affected if they call clipboard.readImage(). Apps that do not read images from the clipboard are not affected. This issue does not allow memory corruption or code execution. This vulnerability is fixed in 39.8.5, 40.8.5, 41.1.0, and 42.0.0-alpha.5. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-34781 since 03/30/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. Upgrading to version 39.8.5, 40.8.5, 41.1.0 or 42.0.0-alpha.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Productinfo Name Electron Version 39.8.0 39.8.1 39.8.2 39.8.3 39.8.4 40.8.0 40.8.1 40.8.2 40.8.3 40.8.4 41.0 Website Product: https://github.com/electron/electron/ CPE 2.3info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CPE 2.2info 🔒 🔒 🔒 CVSSv4info VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CVSSv3info VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.8 VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.7 VulDB Base Score: 2.8 VulDB Temp Score: 2.7 VulDB Vector: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 CNA Base Score: 2.8 CNA Vector (GitHub_M): 🔒 CVSSv2info Vector Complexity Authentication Confidentiality Integrity Availability Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock VulDB Base Score: 🔒 VulDB Temp Score: 🔒 VulDB Reliability: 🔍 Exploitinginfo Class: Null pointer dereference CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404 CAPEC: 🔒 ATT&CK: 🔒 Physical: Partially Local: Yes Remote: Partially Availability: 🔒 Status: Not defined Price Prediction: 🔍 Current Price Estimation: 🔒 0-Day Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Today Unlock Unlock Unlock Unlock Threat Intelligenceinfo Interest: 🔍 Active Actors: 🔍 Active APT Groups: 🔍 Countermeasuresinfo Recommended: Upgrade Status: 🔍 0-Day Time: 🔒 Upgrade: Electron 39.8.5/40.8.5/41.1.0/42.0.0-alpha.5 Timelineinfo 03/30/2026 CVE reserved 04/07/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed 04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created 04/07/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update Sourcesinfo Product: github.com Advisory: github.com Status: Confirmed CVE: CVE-2026-34781 (🔒) GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-34781 GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-355959 Entryinfo Created: 04/07/2026 23:36 Changes: 04/07/2026 23:36 (63) Complete: 🔍 Cache ID: 99:D80:101 Discussion No comments yet. Languages: en. Please log in to comment. ◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸