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CVE-2026-86022: CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') in vnotex vnote

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-86022cvecve-2026-86022cwe-78cwe-88
Published: 10/13/2026 (10/13/2026, 19:17:23 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: vnotex
Product: vnote

Description

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 v3.1

Score 7.0high

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

vnotex

vnote

Affected versions
<4.3.0

Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
GitHub_M
Date Reserved
2026-09-04T19:23:40.691Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6ace881c2cdf04f656a2352c

Added to database: 10/13/2026, 19:35:56 UTC

Last updated: 10/13/2026, 19:35:56 UTC

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