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TI-2024-27724 Aliases CVE-2024-41662

VNote vulnerable to Markdown XSS, which leads to RCE

Priority HIGH 76CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

VNote is a note-taking platform. A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the Markdown rendering functionality of versions 3.18.1 and prior of the VNote note-taking application. This vulnerability allows the injection and execution of arbitrary JavaScript code through which remote code execution can be achieved. A patch for this issue is available at commit f1af78573a0ef51d6ef6a0bc4080cddc8f30a545. Other mitigation strategies include implementing rigorous input sanitization for all Markdown content and utilizing a secure Markdown parser that appropriately escapes or strips potentially dangerous content.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01661 76th 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
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
vnotexvnoteup to 3.18.1—No fix listedCNA
  • vnote Vendorvnotex Affected up to 3.18.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vnote_project:vnote:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.18.1VulnerableVnote Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:vnote_project:vnote:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.18.1 Vulnerable ·Vnote Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-41662

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

  • 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-2024-26798 Code Execution Vulnerability via Local File Path Traversal in Vnote CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-13044 vnotex vnote YAML Frontmatter markdownit.js cross site scripting CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1

Sources

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