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CVE-2024-41662: VNote vulnerable to Markdown XSS, which leads to RCE

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-07-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

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.

Affected products

• vnotex vnote: through 3.18.1

References

• https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/commit/f1af78573a0ef51d6ef6a0bc4080cddc8f30a545
• https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/security/advisories/GHSA-w655-h68w-vxxc
• https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/commit/f1af78573a0ef51d6ef6a0bc4080cddc8f30a545
• https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/security/advisories/GHSA-w655-h68w-vxxc

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