Electron v42.11.9

Released Sep 29, 2026Today
npm
npm install --save-dev electron@42.11.9
yarn
yarn add --dev electron@42.11.9
Google ChromeChromium
148.0.7778.280
Node.jsNode.js
24.19.0
V8V8
14.8.178.38

Release Notes

Fixes

  • Fixed clipboard.read(), readText() and has() resolving seconds late on Linux while the app was idle. #54310 (Also in 43, 44, 45)

  • Fixed fs.rmSync failing to remove read-only files on Windows. #54257 (Also in 43, 44, 45)

  • Fixed pointerLock permission requests from some iframes reporting the parent frame. #54466 (Also in 43, 44, 45)

  • Fixed utilityProcess dropping stdout/stderr output that the child wrote immediately before exiting. #54332 (Also in 43, 44, 45)

  • Fixed WebAssembly exception handlers failing to catch, or crashing during tier-up, in modules using wasm exceptions. #54236

  • Fixed WebAssembly modules loaded from the code cache crashing or throwing RuntimeError: unreachable after updating between certain patch releases. #54239 (Also in 43, 44, 45)