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TI-2021-03953 Aliases CVE-2021-20727GHSA-vwf2-95mj-6g95

Cross-site scripting in Hendrik Erz Zettlr

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Zettlr from 0.20.0 to 1.8.8 allows an attacker to execute an arbitrary script by loading a file or code snippet containing an invalid iframe into Zettlr.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01036 64th 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
Hendrik ErzZettlrfrom 0.20.0 to 1.8.8—No fix listedCNA
  • Zettlr VendorHendrik Erz Affected from 0.20.0 to 1.8.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:zettlr:zettlr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.20.0 – 1.8.8VulnerableZettlr
  • cpe:2.3:a:zettlr:zettlr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20.0 – 1.8.8 Vulnerable ·Zettlr

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-20727
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwf2-95mj-6g95

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2021-08459 No filtering of cross-site scripting (XSS) payloads in the markdown-editor in Zettlr… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2022-19117 Improper input validation in Zettlr CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5

Sources

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