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electron v42.11.3

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Electron·Sep 8, 2026, 05:42 PMFixSecurity-relevantAI-assisted summary

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- Fixed file system access permission scoping, reset behavior, and write access in in‑memory sessions.
- Resolved several crashes and a memory leak across Linux, Windows, and renderer processes, including environment race conditions, IPC handling, and display media requests.
- Corrected permission handling bugs for HID/USB, webContents listeners, openExternal attribution, pointer/keyboard lock reporting, execCommand('paste') activation, and improved <webview> and window behavior.

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