cve-2021-39184
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-10-12 19:05
Modified
2024-08-04 01:58
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Sandboxed renderers can obtain thumbnails of arbitrary files through the nativeImage API
References
▼ | URL | Tags | |
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security-advisories@github.com | https://github.com/electron/electron/pull/30728 | Third Party Advisory | |
security-advisories@github.com | https://github.com/electron/electron/security/advisories/GHSA-mpjm-v997-c4h4 | Mitigation, Third Party Advisory |
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