Electron v42.4.0

Latest Stable
npm
npm install --save-dev electron@42.4.0
yarn
yarn add --dev electron@42.4.0
Google ChromeChromium
148.0.7778.254
Node.jsNode.js
24.16.0
V8V8
14.8.178.29

Release Notes

Fixes

  • Fixed a browser process crash when calling webContents.reload() or navigating synchronously from the render-process-gone event; the event is now emitted after the renderer's teardown notification has completed. #51916 (Also in 43)

  • Fixed an issue on Linux and Windows where frameless windows would shrink when calling win.center(). Additionally, fixed an issue where frameless windows would appear slightly off-center on Windows. #51921 (Also in 41, 43)

  • Fixed an issue where the "Toggle Developer Tools" menu item failed to function correctly with BaseWindow. #51903 (Also in 41, 43)

  • Fixed sandboxed preload scripts running a stale cached version after the script was modified without its file size changing. #51933 (Also in 43)

  • Fixed the context menu in a detached DevTools window focusing the inspected page's window instead of the DevTools window. #51864 (Also in 43)

Other Changes

  • Backported fixes from upstream Chromium and V8. #51934

  • Security: backported fixes for CVE-2026-9115, CVE-2026-9116. #51904

  • Updated Chromium to 148.0.7778.254. #51878

  • Updated Node.js to v24.16.0. #51747