CVE-2022-29247Network attack vector

Privileged IPC access via child renderer enablement

Published Jun 13, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025

Access-control failure in affected Electron releases allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileged IPC access from a compromised renderer. The child-renderer creation path incorrectly enables nodeIntegrationInSubFrames for a new renderer, exposing ipcRenderer even when the parent did not enable it. Exploitation requires JavaScript execution in a renderer and IPC handlers that omit senderFrame validation; impact is limited to actions or data exposed by those handlers.

CVSS severity2.2
Low
EPSS probability1.03%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
Coverage for this vulnerability

See if you're affected

Explore vulnerability checks for your environment with Hinoki.

Book a demo

Summary

What happened

Access-control failure in affected Electron releases allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileged IPC access from a compromised renderer. The child-renderer creation path incorrectly enables nodeIntegrationInSubFrames for a new renderer, exposing ipcRenderer even when the parent did not enable it. Exploitation requires JavaScript execution in a renderer and IPC handlers that omit senderFrame validation; impact is limited to actions or data exposed by those handlers.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-29247
Published
Jun 13, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Vendor
Electron
Product
Electron
Classifications
CWE-668, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

Present is not the same as exploitable

Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.

Is a vulnerable build present?

Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.

  1. Affected versionversion=< 15.5.5
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 16.0.0-beta.1, < 16.2.6
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 17.0.0-beta.1, < 17.2.0
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 18.0.0-beta.1, <= 18.0.0-beta.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Electron · Electronversion=< 15.5.5; version=>= 16.0.0-beta.1, < 16.2.6; version=>= 17.0.0-beta.1, < 17.2.0; version=>= 18.0.0-beta.1, <= 18.0.0-beta.5

Published CVSS scores

6.8NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.2GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.

Daily unique IPsNo honeypot observations are available for this CVE in the selected window.

No observations available

Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

No public exploit references are available in this record.

Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.

Technologies

Your stack

See the directory against your own environment.

Your stack

Check the software in your environment

Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.

Book a demo