CVE-2026-86022
highVNote is a note-taking platform.
VNote is a note-taking platform. Prior to 4.3.0, SessionConfig::ExternalProgram::fetchCommand wraps a note path in double quotes and substitutes it into a command string that QProcess::start(const QString&) reparses into arguments through ProcessUtils::startDetached. The automatic path in src/controllers/viewareacontroller.cpp and the Open With path in src/controllers/notebooknodecontroller.cpp both reach this sink. On Linux and macOS, an attacker-controlled double quote in a POSIX note filename can terminate the quoted path and add arguments to the victim's configured external program. If the configured program supports an argument that executes commands, such as the vim or gvim -c option, the injected arguments can execute arbitrary commands as the user. This issue is fixed in version 4.3.0.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/commit/4abaacdb8dd110d279f3290ad7e69f20b2604602 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/releases/tag/v4.3.0 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/security/advisories/GHSA-6m2r-wm6v-c8qp security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/security/advisories/GHSA-6m2r-wm6v-c8qp 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
