Electron 45.0.0-beta.6 Released With Security And Stability Fixes
The latest Electron beta addresses a critical certificate vulnerability while improving window management and session handling stability.
Electron 45.0.0-beta.6 is now available on the npm registry under the beta tag. You can install this specific testing build using the version identifier.
The update mitigates compromised eMudhra intermediate certificates, fixing the security vulnerability tracked as GHSA-jr5w-w6x2-84p9.
For macOS, new app shims let windows display correctly under another application's Dock icon. This behavior matches version 44.
Several bug fixes target window and request handling stability. Windows opened via links now properly inherit the session and webPreferences of the original opener. Furthermore, the release fixes an issue where setCertificateVerifyProc was occasionally bypassed during concurrent requests to the same host, improving reliability.
Maintainers ask you to file bug reports if you encounter any issues while evaluating this beta version.