SurrealDB Injection on Open Notebook
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Tampering, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352 and CWE-917.
Summary
An improper input validation, together with an overly permissive default CORS configuration in Open Notebook v1.8.1 allows remote attacker to trick a legitimate user to alter or delete arbitrary database entries via specially crafted malicious URL. Depending on the deployment, data exfiltration is also possible.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Notebook | Open Notebook | up to 1.8.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Open Notebook VendorOpen Notebook Affected up to 1.8.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:lfnovo:open-notebook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.8.3 | Vulnerable | Open Notebook |
- cpe:2.3:a:lfnovo:open-notebook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.8.3 Vulnerable ·Open Notebook
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-28201
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-44mq-cghw-wf5x
References
More Open Notebook Open-notebook vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25969 Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Server-Side Template Injection (SSTI) CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2026-25971 Arbitrary File Read via Local File Inclusion (LFI) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-25970 Arbitrary file write through path traversal in Open Notebook CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2026-28201 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-28201 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-44mq-cghw-wf5x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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