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TI-2020-13815 Aliases CVE-2020-20269GHSA-mjqr-4qcm-8x7g

A specially crafted Markdown document could cause the execution of malicious JavaScript…

Priority MEDIUM 50Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A specially crafted Markdown document could cause the execution of malicious JavaScript code in Caret Editor before 4.0.0-rc22.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04887 92nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.4.6VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta0VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta1VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta2VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta3VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta4VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta5VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta6VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta7VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta8VulnerableCaret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.4.6 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta0 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta5 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta6 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta7 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta8 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 beta9VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc1VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc10VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc11VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc12VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc13VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc14VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc15VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc16:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc16VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc17:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc17VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc18:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc18VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc19:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc19VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc2VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc20:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc20VulnerableCaret Inc.
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc21:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 rc21VulnerableCaret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 beta9 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc10 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc11 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc12 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc13:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc13 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc14:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc14 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc15 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc16:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc16 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc17:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc17 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc18:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc18 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc19:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc19 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc20:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc20 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.
  • cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc21:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 rc21 Vulnerable ·Caret Inc.

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-20269
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mjqr-4qcm-8x7g

References

Advisory 5

Other 1

  • TI-2022-20947 XSS in Caret markdown editor leads to remote code execution when viewing crafted Markdown files CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2019-07298 Caret before 2019-02-22 allows Remote Code Execution. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences