Release Notes for v42.4.0
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
