fix: upgrade electron to 38.8.6, 39.8.0, 40.7.0, 41.0.0-beta.8 (CVE-2026-34769)

[orbisai0security]

Summary

Upgrade electron from 22.3.25 to 38.8.6, 39.8.0, 40.7.0, 41.0.0-beta.8 to fix CVE-2026-34769.

Vulnerability

Field	Value
ID	CVE-2026-34769
Severity	HIGH
Scanner	trivy
Rule	CVE-2026-34769
File	pnpm-lock.yaml
Assessment	Likely exploitable

Description: Electron: Electron: Arbitrary code execution and security bypass via undocumented command-line switches

Evidence

Scanner confirmation: trivy rule CVE-2026-34769 flagged this pattern.

Production code: This file is in the production codebase, not test-only code.

Threat Model Context

This is a web application - XSS and injection vulnerabilities can affect end users.

Changes

• package.json
• pnpm-lock.yaml

Verification

• Build passes
• Scanner re-scan confirms fix
• LLM code review passed

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This change addresses a pattern flagged by static analysis. The code path handles user-influenced input and the fix reduces the attack surface against both manual and automated exploitation.

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Automated security fix by OrbisAI Security

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Review the following changes in direct dependencies. Learn more about Socket for GitHub.

Diff	Package	Supply Chain Security	Vulnerability	Quality	Maintenance	License
	npm/​electron@​38.8.6

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Warning

Review the following alerts detected in dependencies.

According to your organization's Security Policy, it is recommended to resolve "Warn" alerts. Learn more about Socket for GitHub.

Action	Severity	Alert  (click "▶" to expand/collapse)
Warn		High CVE: Electron: Use-after-free in offscreen child window paint callback CVE: GHSA-532v-xpq5-8h95 Electron: Use-after-free in offscreen child window paint callback (HIGH) Affected versions: < 39.8.1; >= 40.0.0-alpha.1 < 40.7.0; >= 41.0.0-alpha.1 < 41.0.0 Patched version: 39.8.1 From: package.json → npm/electron@38.8.6 ℹ Read more on: This package | This alert | What is a CVE? Next steps: Take a moment to review the security alert above. Review the linked package source code to understand the potential risk. Ensure the package is not malicious before proceeding. If you're unsure how to proceed, reach out to your security team or ask the Socket team for help at support@socket.dev. Suggestion: Remove or replace dependencies that include known high severity CVEs. Consumers can use dependency overrides or npm audit fix --force to remove vulnerable dependencies. Mark the package as acceptable risk. To ignore this alert only in this pull request, reply with the comment @SocketSecurity ignore npm/electron@38.8.6. You can also ignore all packages with @SocketSecurity ignore-all. To ignore an alert for all future pull requests, use Socket's Dashboard to change the triage state of this alert.

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