Markdown Preview Enhanced v0.6.5 and v0.19.6 for VSCode and Atom was discovered to…
Priority HIGH 82CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Markdown Preview Enhanced v0.6.5 and v0.19.6 for VSCode and Atom was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability via the PDF file import function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.34766 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:atom:*:* | 0.6.5 | Vulnerable | Markdown Preview Enhanced Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:vscode:*:* | 0.6.5 | Vulnerable | Markdown Preview Enhanced Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.19.6:*:*:*:*:atom:*:* | 0.19.6 | Vulnerable | Markdown Preview Enhanced Project |
| cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.19.6:*:*:*:*:vscode:*:* | 0.19.6 | Vulnerable | Markdown Preview Enhanced Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:atom:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Markdown Preview Enhanced Project
- cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:vscode:*:* Versions 0.6.5 Vulnerable ·Markdown Preview Enhanced Project
- cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.19.6:*:*:*:*:atom:*:* Versions 0.19.6 Vulnerable ·Markdown Preview Enhanced Project
- cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:0.19.6:*:*:*:*:vscode:*:* Versions 0.19.6 Vulnerable ·Markdown Preview Enhanced Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45025
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqg4-f4c6-fxj3
References
More Markdown Preview Enhanced Project Markdown Preview Enhanced vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22130 An issue in Markdown Preview Enhanced v0.6.5 and v0.19.6 for VSCode and Atom allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-45025 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45025 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqg4-f4c6-fxj3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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