diff --git a/src/electron/electron_api.js b/src/electron/electron_api.js
index 2387188..9aec8e9 100644
--- a/src/electron/electron_api.js
+++ b/src/electron/electron_api.js
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ class ElectronApi
         {
             return {};
         }
-        const result = {};
+        const result = Object.create(null);
         result.opDocs = [];
 
         const opDoc = doc.getDocForOp(opName);
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ class ElectronApi
 
     getChangelog(data)
     {
-        const obj = {};
+        const obj = Object.create(null);
         obj.items = [];
         obj.ts = Date.now();
         return this.success("OK", obj, true);
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ class ElectronApi
         }
 
         const results = [];
-        let projectPackages = {};
+        let projectPackages = Object.create(null);
         currentProject.ops.forEach((op) =>
         {
             const opName = opsUtil.getOpNameById(op.opId);
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ class ElectronApi
         const currentProject = settings.getCurrentProject();
         const dirInfos = projectsUtil.getOpDirs(currentProject, false);
 
-        const opDirs = {};
+        const opDirs = Object.create(null);
         if (currentProject && currentProject.ops)
         {
             currentProject.ops.forEach((op) =>
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ class ElectronApi
         const currentProject = settings.getCurrentProject();
         const assetPorts = projectsUtil.getProjectAssetPorts(currentProject, true);
 
-        const oldNew = {};
+        const oldNew = Object.create(null);
         let projectAssetPath = cables.getAssetPath();
         projectAssetPath = path.join(projectAssetPath, "assets");
         if (!fs.existsSync(projectAssetPath)) mkdirp.sync(projectAssetPath);
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ class ElectronApi
     collectOps()
     {
         const currentProject = settings.getCurrentProject();
-        const movedOps = {};
+        const movedOps = Object.create(null);
         const allOpNames = [];
         if (currentProject && currentProject.ops)
         {
@@ -1745,7 +1745,7 @@ class ElectronApi
 
         if (fromRename) targetDir = opsUtil.getOpSourceDir(oldName);
         const problems = opsUtil.getOpRenameProblems(newName, oldName, currentUser, [], null, null, [], true, targetDir);
-        const hints = {};
+        const hints = Object.create(null);
         const consequences = opsUtil.getOpRenameConsequences(newName, oldName, targetDir);
 
         let newOpDocs = opDocs;
diff --git a/src/electron/electron_settings.js b/src/electron/electron_settings.js
index 1e6c3c5..926ef8a 100644
--- a/src/electron/electron_settings.js
+++ b/src/electron/electron_settings.js
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ class ElectronSettings
         this.WINDOW_BOUNDS = "windowBounds";
         this.DOWNLOAD_PATH = "downloadPath";
 
-        this.opts = {};
-        this.opts.defaults = {};
+        this.opts = Object.create(null);
+        this.opts.defaults = Object.create(null);
         this.opts.configName = this.MAIN_CONFIG_NAME;
-        this.opts.defaults[this.USER_SETTINGS_FIELD] = {};
+        this.opts.defaults[this.USER_SETTINGS_FIELD] = Object.create(null);
         this.opts.defaults[this.PATCHID_FIELD] = null;
         this.opts.defaults[this.PROJECTFILE_FIELD] = null;
         this.opts.defaults[this.CURRENTPROJECTDIR_FIELD] = null;
         this.opts.defaults[this.STORAGEDIR_FIELD] = storageDir;
-        this.opts.defaults[this.RECENT_PROJECTS_FIELD] = {};
+        this.opts.defaults[this.RECENT_PROJECTS_FIELD] = Object.create(null);
         this.opts.defaults[this.OPEN_DEV_TOOLS_FIELD] = false;
         this.opts.defaults[this.DOWNLOAD_PATH] = app.getPath("downloads");
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class ElectronSettings
         const coreFile = path.join(cables.getUiDistPath(), "js", "buildinfo.json");
         const uiFile = path.join(cables.getUiDistPath(), "buildinfo.json");
         const standaloneFile = path.join(cables.getStandaloneDistPath(), "public", "js", "buildinfo.json");
-        let core = {};
+        let core = Object.create(null);
         if (fs.existsSync(coreFile))
         {
             try
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class ElectronSettings
             }
         }
 
-        let ui = {};
+        let ui = Object.create(null);
         if (fs.existsSync(uiFile))
         {
             try
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ class ElectronSettings
             }
         }
 
-        let api = {};
+        let api = Object.create(null);
         if (fs.existsSync(standaloneFile))
         {
             try
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class ElectronSettings
 
     setRecentProjects(recents)
     {
-        if (!recents) recents = {};
+        if (!recents) recents = Object.create(null);
         return this.set(this.RECENT_PROJECTS_FIELD, recents);
     }
 
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class ElectronSettings
             return p2.updated - p1.updated;
         });
         files = helper.uniqueArray(files);
-        const newRecents = {};
+        const newRecents = Object.create(null);
         for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++)
         {
             if (i > files.length) break;
diff --git a/src/export/export_zip_standalone.js b/src/export/export_zip_standalone.js
index 4340e17..8efc57a 100644
--- a/src/export/export_zip_standalone.js
+++ b/src/export/export_zip_standalone.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export default class StandaloneZipExport extends SharedExportService
                 {
                     this._log.info("exported file " + finalZipFileName + " / " + this.archive.pointer() / 1000000.0 + " mb");
 
-                    const result = {};
+                    const result = Object.create(null);
                     result.size = this.archive.pointer() / 1000000.0;
                     result.path = finalZipFileName;
                     result.log = this.exportLog;
diff --git a/src/utils/files_util.js b/src/utils/files_util.js
index 6224a17..bfd58a3 100644
--- a/src/utils/files_util.js
+++ b/src/utils/files_util.js
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ class FilesUtil extends SharedFilesUtil
     getPatchFiles()
     {
         const arr = [];
-        const fileHierarchy = {};
+        const fileHierarchy = Object.create(null);
 
         const project = settings.getCurrentProject();
         if (!project) return arr;
diff --git a/src/utils/projects_util.js b/src/utils/projects_util.js
index d50f467..e1298f3 100644
--- a/src/utils/projects_util.js
+++ b/src/utils/projects_util.js
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class ProjectsUtil extends SharedProjectsUtil
 
     addOpDir(project, opDir, atTop = false)
     {
-        if (!project.dirs) project.dirs = {};
+        if (!project.dirs) project.dirs = Object.create(null);
         if (!project.dirs.ops) project.dirs.ops = [];
         if (atTop)
         {
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class ProjectsUtil extends SharedProjectsUtil
 
     removeOpDir(project, opDir)
     {
-        if (!project.dirs) project.dirs = {};
+        if (!project.dirs) project.dirs = Object.create(null);
         if (!project.dirs.ops) project.dirs.ops = [];
         project.dirs.ops = project.dirs.ops.filter((dirName) =>
         {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ class ProjectsUtil extends SharedProjectsUtil
         dirs.forEach((dir) =>
         {
             const opJsons = helper.getFileNamesRecursive(dir, ".json");
-            const opLocations = {};
+            const opLocations = Object.create(null);
             opJsons.forEach((jsonLocation) =>
             {
                 const jsonName = path.basename(jsonLocation, ".json");
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class ProjectsUtil extends SharedProjectsUtil
         {
             if (fs.existsSync(opDir)) newOrder.push(opDir);
         });
-        if (!currentProject.dirs) currentProject.dirs = {};
+        if (!currentProject.dirs) currentProject.dirs = Object.create(null);
         if (!currentProject.dirs.ops) currentProject.dirs.ops = [];
         currentProject.dirs.ops = newOrder.filter((dir) => { return !this.isFixedPositionOpDir(dir); });
         currentProject.dirs.ops = helper.uniqueArray(currentProject.dirs.ops);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ class ProjectsUtil extends SharedProjectsUtil
     {
         if (this._projectOpDocs && !rebuildCache) return this._projectOpDocs;
 
-        const opDocs = {};
+        const opDocs = Object.create(null);
         const opDirs = this.getProjectOpDirs(project, true, false, false);
 
         opDirs.forEach((opDir) =>
diff --git a/src_client/cmd_electron.js b/src_client/cmd_electron.js
index cc18271..0cd3ede 100644
--- a/src_client/cmd_electron.js
+++ b/src_client/cmd_electron.js
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import standalone from "./renderer.js";
 
-const CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE = {};
-const CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE_OVERRIDES = {};
+const CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE = Object.create(null);
+const CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE_OVERRIDES = Object.create(null);
 const CMD_STANDALONE_COMMANDS = [];
 
 CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE.runNpm = () =>
 {
     const loadingModal = standalone.gui.startModalLoading("Installing packages...");
-    const options = {};
+    const options = Object.create(null);
     standalone.editor.api("installProjectDependencies", options, (_err, result) =>
     {
         if (result.data)
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE.openOpDirectory = () =>
     }
 };
 
-CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE_OVERRIDES.PATCH = {};
+CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE_OVERRIDES.PATCH = Object.create(null);
 CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE_OVERRIDES.PATCH.saveAs = () =>
 {
     let patchName = standalone.gui.project() ? standalone.gui.project().name : null;
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE_OVERRIDES.PATCH.renameOp = (opName) =>
     }
 };
 
-CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE_OVERRIDES.RENDERER = {};
+CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE_OVERRIDES.RENDERER = Object.create(null);
 CABLES_CMD_STANDALONE_OVERRIDES.RENDERER.fullscreen = () =>
 {
     standalone.editor.api("cycleFullscreen", { }, (_err, r) => {});
diff --git a/src_client/standalone.js b/src_client/standalone.js
index 82abc41..31e3a38 100644
--- a/src_client/standalone.js
+++ b/src_client/standalone.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export default class CablesStandalone
 
         if (!this._config.isPackaged) window.ELECTRON_DISABLE_SECURITY_WARNINGS = true;
 
-        this._loadedModules = {};
+        this._loadedModules = Object.create(null);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/webpack.electron.config.js b/webpack.electron.config.js
index ed95b39..b604adb 100644
--- a/webpack.electron.config.js
+++ b/webpack.electron.config.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default (isLiveBuild, buildInfo, minify = false, analyze = false) =>
                     {
                         if (!buildInfo.platform)
                         {
-                            buildInfo.platform = {};
+                            buildInfo.platform = Object.create(null);
                         }
                         if (process.env.BUILD_VERSION)
                         {