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TI-2024-32950 Aliases CVE-2024-49362GHSA-hff8-hjwv-j9q7

Remote Code Execution on click of <a> Link in markdown preview

Priority HIGH 76CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution, Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94 and CWE-79.

Summary

Joplin is a free, open source note taking and to-do application. Joplin-desktop has a vulnerability that leads to remote code execution (RCE) when a user clicks on an <a> link within untrusted notes. The issue arises due to insufficient sanitization of <a> tag attributes introduced by the Mermaid. This vulnerability allows the execution of untrusted HTML content within the Electron window, which has full access to Node.js APIs, enabling arbitrary shell command execution.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01065 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed joplin (laurent22): 3.1joplin (npm): 3.1.0

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
laurent22joplinbefore 3.13.1Patch availableCNA
—joplin (npm)3.0.0 to before 3.1.03.1.0Patch availableGHSA-hff8-hjwv-j9q7
  • joplin Vendorlaurent22 Affected before 3.1 Fixed in 3.1 Patch available CNA
  • joplin (npm) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.0 Fixed in 3.1.0 Patch available GHSA-hff8-hjwv-j9q7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:joplin_project:joplin:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:*before 3.1Vulnerablelaurent22
  • cpe:2.3:a:joplin_project:joplin:*:*:*:*:*:-:*:* Versions before 3.1 Vulnerable ·laurent22

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA joplin (laurent22) Fixed in 3.1
  • Fix · GHSA-hff8-hjwv-j9q7 joplin (npm) Fixed in 3.1.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-49362
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hff8-hjwv-j9q7

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-24472 Arbitrary code execution on click of PDF links in Joplin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2024-27054 Joplin has a parsing error leading to Cross-site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.7
  • TI-2025-17795 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Rich Text Editor allows arbitrary code execution in Joplin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2025-19991 Privilege escalation in Joplin server via user patch endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-35730 Lack of validation on openExternal allows 1 click remote code execution in joplin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-20244 Joplin Server Vulnerable to Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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