MediumGHSA-6r2x-8pq8-9489CVE-2024-46993

Electron vulnerable to Heap Buffer Overflow in NativeImage

Published 30 Jun 2025 · Updated 1 Jul 2025

Affected packages

electronnpm
Affected
<28.3.2
Fixed in
28.3.2
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install electron@28.3.2
electronnpm
Affected
>=29.0.0-alpha.1 <29.3.3
Fixed in
29.3.3
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install electron@29.3.3
electronnpm
Affected
>=30.0.0-alpha.1 <30.0.3
Fixed in
30.0.3
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:npm install electron@30.0.3

Details

Impact

The nativeImage.createFromPath() and nativeImage.createFromBuffer() functions call a function downstream that is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow. An Electron program that uses either of the affected functions is vulnerable to a buffer overflow if an attacker is in control of the image's height, width, and contents.

Workaround

There are no app-side workarounds for this issue. You must update your Electron version to be protected.

Patches

  • v28.3.2
  • v29.3.3
  • v30.0.3

For More Information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, email us at [security@electronjs.org](mailto:security@electronjs.org).

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References

Advisory data from OSV.dev (opens OSV.dev in a new tab), refreshed daily.