CVE-2024-41662Public exploit

Code execution via unsanitized Markdown HTML blocks

Published Jul 24, 2024 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Cross-site scripting in VNote 3.18.1 and earlier allows local users to execute code when crafted Markdown is rendered. The MarkdownIt XSS plug-in filters inline HTML tokens but leaves HTML block tokens unsanitized before the desktop viewer renders them. A user must render an attacker-supplied note; successful exploitation runs code with the desktop user's privileges.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability1.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site scripting in VNote 3.18.1 and earlier allows local users to execute code when crafted Markdown is rendered. The MarkdownIt XSS plug-in filters inline HTML tokens but leaves HTML block tokens unsanitized before the desktop viewer renders them. A user must render an attacker-supplied note; successful exploitation runs code with the desktop user's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-41662
Published
Jul 24, 2024
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
VNoteX Team
Product
VNote
Classifications
CWE-79, T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 24, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=3.18.1
  2. Affected versionversion=<= 3.18.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

VNoteX Team · VNoteversion=0 <=3.18.1; version=<= 3.18.1

Published CVSS scores

8.6GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.6NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1204.002Malicious File

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