CVE-2026-54701CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2026-54701

published October 15, 2026

CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
6.9 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
6.9 · CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00206 · 10.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-10-15T00:17Z
References (8)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 03:30Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 14 OCT 19:11Z
    Markdown Preview Enhanced: Stored XSS via Unsanitized `.crossnote/head.html` Injection in Webview
    cvelistv5
  • 14 OCT 19:11Z
    Markdown Preview Enhanced: Stored XSS via Unsanitized `.crossnote/head.html` Injection in Webview
    cvelistv5