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Release Notes for v3.0.0-beta.8

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm i electron@3.0.0-beta.8.

Bug Fixes/Changes

  • [SECURITY] fix: dont parse arguments after a -- in the inspector. #14333 Additional Electron fix for CVE-2018-7160. Credit to Ignacio Bonilla for reporting this issue

  • fix: opt into location services once device service has been started (backport: 3-0-x). #14289

  • fix: issue 10962, crash when open devtool (backport: 3-0-x). #14303

  • fix: don't expose view APIs when not enabled. #14321

  • fix: don't crash on tray.setContextMenu(null). #14331

  • fix: create persistent channel ID store when cookie store is persistent. #14358

  • fix: crash when tray is destroyed. #14357

  • fix: emit focus/blur events for webview (backport: 3-0-x). #14359

  • fix: don't expose desktopCapturer in sandboxed renderers if the feature is disabled. #14345

  • fix: use OS process handle to clear object registry. #14364

 v3.0.0-beta.8 on GitHub
 2018-08-29 (2089 days ago) 66.0.3359.181 10.2.0

Release Notes for v3.0.0-beta.7

Note: This is a beta release. Please file new issues for any bugs you find in it.

This release is published to npm under the beta tag and can be installed via npm install electron@beta, or npm i electron@3.0.0-beta.7.

Bug Fixes/Changes

  • [SECURITY] Fixed webPreferences inheritance issue. CVE-2018-15685

  • Added better logging around request failures for releasing. #14245

  • Fixed crash in net::ClientSocketHandle destructor. #14092

 v3.0.0-beta.7 on GitHub
 2018-08-22 (2096 days ago) 66.0.3359.181 10.2.0