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#53304: fix: crash in webRequest proxy for redirected CORS preflights and frameless factories
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Backport of #53294
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Notes: Fixed crashes in the main process when a webRequest.onBeforeRequest listener redirected a CORS preflight request, and when calling net.fetch() with a webRequest-permission extension loaded.
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MarshallOfSoundOriginal PR Status
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Aug 29, 2026, 12:50:56 AM
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