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CRITICAL

CVE-2024-49362

CVSS v3

9.6

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

1.0 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-18

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • joplinnpmfrom 3.0.0 · fixed in 3.1.0

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Description

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.

Technical details

Published
2024-11-14

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49362?

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.

Is CVE-2024-49362 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2024-49362 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.0% on 2026-10-18, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-49362?

CVE-2024-49362 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL severity).

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