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CVE-2022-40277

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2022-09-30 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Joplin version 2.8.8 allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely on any client that opens a link in a malicious markdown file, via Joplin. This is possible because the application does not properly validate the schema/protocol of existing links in the markdown file before passing them to the 'shell.openExternal' function.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelJoplinapp JoplinCanonical Ubuntu Linux

Weakness Type

CWE-20, CWE-20

References