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TI-2024-26798 Aliases CVE-2024-39904

Code Execution Vulnerability via Local File Path Traversal in Vnote

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

VNote is a note-taking platform. Prior to 3.18.1, a code execution vulnerability existed in VNote, which allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary programs on the victim's system. A crafted URI can be used in a note to perform this attack using file:/// as a link. For example, file:///C:/WINDOWS/system32/cmd.exe. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary programs by embedding a reference to a local executable file such as file:///C:/WINDOWS/system32/cmd.exe and file:///C:/WINDOWS/system32/calc.exe. This vulnerability can be exploited by creating and sharing specially crafted notes. An attacker could send a crafted note file and perform further attacks. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.18.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00657 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vnote (vnotex): 3.18.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vnotexvnotebefore 3.18.13.18.1Patch availableCNA
  • vnote Vendorvnotex Affected before 3.18.1 Fixed in 3.18.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vnotex:vnote:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——vnotex
  • cpe:2.3:a:vnotex:vnote:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·vnotex

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vnote (vnotex) Fixed in 3.18.1

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-39904
  2. 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Other 2

  • TI-2026-73520 Cross-site scripting in VNote YAML frontmatter exposes local files CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-73521 VNote argument injection enables command execution via note filenames CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
  • TI-2026-13044 vnotex vnote YAML Frontmatter markdownit.js cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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