CVE-2026-45668Public exploit

Code execution via traversed docName API load

Published May 29, 2026 · Updated May 29, 2026

Path traversal and XSS in Trilium Notes before 0.102.2 allow attackers to execute code by inducing import of a malicious ZIP archive. The doc renderer appends an unchecked #docName value to a documentation URL, then jQuery loads a traversed text/plain note as HTML into the Electron DOM. Exploitation requires a user to import the archive with Safe Import enabled and activate its trigger note; nodeIntegration then exposes host command execution.

CVSS severity9.3
Critical
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal and XSS in Trilium Notes before 0.102.2 allow attackers to execute code by inducing import of a malicious ZIP archive. The doc renderer appends an unchecked #docName value to a documentation URL, then jQuery loads a traversed text/plain note as HTML into the Electron DOM. Exploitation requires a user to import the archive with Safe Import enabled and activate its trigger note; nodeIntegration then exposes host command execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-45668
Published
May 29, 2026
Updated
May 29, 2026
Vendor
Trilium Next
Product
Trilium Notes
Classifications
T1204.002
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 29, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 29, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 0.102.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Trilium Next · Trilium Notesversion=< 0.102.2

Published CVSS scores

9.3GitHubCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File

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