Description
Beaker before 0.8.9 allows a sandbox escape, enabling system access and code execution. This occurs because Electron context isolation is not used, and therefore an attacker can conduct a prototype-pollution attack against the Electron internal messaging API.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 10.0/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/beakerbrowser/beaker/issues/1519Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/beakerbrowser/beaker/releases/tag/0.8.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/beakerbrowser/beaker/issues/1519Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/beakerbrowser/beaker/releases/tag/0.8.9Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 23, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified