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Electron release notes, breaking changes, and upgrade notes.

Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS StackPulse turns upstream changelogs into scannable summaries with risky changes, deprecations, migration notes, and source links.

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# latest_releases

source-backed
v41.7.2criticalsecurityJun 9, 2026

electron v41.7.2

This release includes fixes for frameless window centering issues on Linux and Windows, resolves a developer tools menu item bug, and addresses data truncation and crash issues in `Buffer`/`TextEncoder` APIs on Apple Silicon. Multiple security vulnerabilities have also been patched.

affected

Users experiencing issues with frameless window centering, developer tools functionality, or data handling on Apple Silicon are affected.

action

Upgrade to v41.7.2 to benefit from the fixes and security patches.

release_signals
!Backported fixes for CVEs: CVE-2026-9110, CVE-2026-9111, CVE-2026-9114, CVE-2026-9115, CVE-2026-9116, CVE-2026-9117, CVE-2026-9118, CVE-2026-9120, CVE-2026-9121, CVE-2026-9122, CVE-2026-9124, CVE-2026-9126.
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v40.10.3criticalsecurityJun 9, 2026

electron v40.10.3

This release focuses on security improvements, backporting fixes for multiple CVEs to enhance the safety and stability of Electron applications.

affected

Users of Electron applications are affected by these security fixes.

action

Update to Electron v40.10.3 to benefit from the latest security patches.

release_signals
!Backported fixes for CVE-2026-9110, CVE-2026-9111, CVE-2026-9112, CVE-2026-9113, CVE-2026-9114, CVE-2026-9115, CVE-2026-9116, CVE-2026-9117, CVE-2026-9118, CVE-2026-9119, CVE-2026-9120, CVE-2026-9121, CVE-2026-9122, CVE-2026-9124, CVE-2026-9126.
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v42.4.0mediumsecurityJun 9, 2026

electron v42.4.0

This release focuses on bug fixes and stability improvements, addressing issues such as browser process crashes, frameless window centering, and sandboxed preload script caching. It also includes backported security fixes and updates to Chromium and Node.js.

affected

Developers using Electron for applications with frameless windows, sandboxed preload scripts, or detached DevTools windows may be affected.

action

Update to v42.4.0 to benefit from bug fixes and security patches.

release_signals
!Backported fixes for CVE-2026-9115, CVE-2026-9116.
view source on github->