CVE-2026-54701
Markdown Preview Enhanced: Stored XSS via Unsanitized `.crossnote/head.html` Injection in Webview
Description
Markdown Preview Enhanced is a Markdown preview extension for Visual Studio Code. Prior to 0.8.30, Markdown Preview Enhanced reads repository-controlled .crossnote/head.html content and passes it through resolvePathsInHeader before inserting it into the head of the preview webview document without removing executable content. Script-capable markup executes while the document loads, before the React application and DOMPurify initialize, and can access acquireVsCodeApi to send messages from the webview to the extension host. Opening a Markdown preview in a malicious repository is sufficient to trigger the injected content, and no additional click within the notification or preview is required. This issue is fixed in version 0.8.30.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 14, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 14, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Markdown Preview Enhanced to version 0.8.30.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Markdown Preview Enhanced is a Markdown preview extension for Visual Studio Code. Prior to 0.8.30, Markdown Preview Enhanced reads repository-controlled .crossnote/head.html content and passes it through resolvePathsInHeader before inserting it into the head of the preview webview document without removing executable content. Script-capable markup executes while the document loads, before the React application and DOMPurify initialize, and can access acquireVsCodeApi to send messages from the webview to the extension host. Opening a Markdown preview in a malicious repository is sufficient to trigger the injected content, and no additional click within the notification or preview is required. This issue is fixed in version 0.8.30. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-79 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/54xxx/CVE-2026-54701.json">CVE-2026-54701</a> Added Reference https://github.com/shd101wyy/crossnote/commit/8c55a2ba3365712a1caa4abeece0383bc2994d48 Added Reference https://github.com/shd101wyy/crossnote/pull/444 Added Reference https://github.com/shd101wyy/crossnote/releases/tag/0.9.31 Added Reference https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/commit/8bc848b6cbb42b9f35a0f95f7c3bf29b8302970e Added Reference https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/pull/2323 Added Reference https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/releases/tag/0.8.30 Added Reference https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/security/advisories/GHSA-mcwg-4j78-qwv3