CVE-2026-42090CWE-79CWE-94

Notesnook: RCE via stored XSS in note export rendering

Critical · published May 4, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.6
EPSS
1%
Percentile
57.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Notesnook is a note-taking app focused on user privacy & ease of use. Prior to Notesnook Web/Desktop version 3.3.15 and prior to Notesnook iOS/Android version 3.3.20, a stored XSS vulnerability in the note export flow can be escalated to remote code execution in the desktop app. The root cause is that exported note fields such as title, headline, and content are inserted into the generated HTML template without HTML escaping. When the note is later exported to PDF, Notesnook renders that HTML into a same-origin, unsandboxed iframe using iframe.srcdoc = .... Injected script executes in the Notesnook origin. In the desktop app, this becomes RCE because Electron is configured with nodeIntegration: true and contextIsolation: false. This issue has been patched in Notesnook Web/Desktop version 3.3.15 and Notesnook iOS/Android version 3.3.20.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.6 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00848 · 57.7th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'); CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-05-04T16:43Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 04 MAY 16:43Z
    Notesnook: RCE via stored XSS in note export rendering
    cvelistv5