CVE-2023-1004: MarkText WSH JScript code injection

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-02-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-94

Description

A vulnerability has been found in MarkText up to 0.17.1 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WSH JScript Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-221737 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products

MarkText: through 0.17.1

References

https://github.com/marktext/marktext/issues/3575
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221737
https://vuldb.com/?id.221737
https://github.com/marktext/marktext/issues/3575
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.221737
https://vuldb.com/?id.221737

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