VNote 3.11.0 before 4.12.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in its Tasks feature: magic variables such
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High : upgrade to 4.12.0 soon.
Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 19:32 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 7.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.0 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.12.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade VNote to 4.12.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| vnotexVNote | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubVNotepkg:github/VNoteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Users should upgrade to VNote version 4.12.0 or later where this vulnerability is fixed. Until then, avoid running tasks on notebooks from untrusted sources that may contain malicious shell metacharacters in note filenames or text.
Description
VNote versions 3.11.0 up to but not including 4.12.0 contain an OS command injection vulnerability in the Tasks feature. This occurs because magic variables like ${bufferName} and ${selectedText} are inserted into shell command strings without proper escaping. An attacker can craft a notebook with notes containing shell metacharacters, which when processed by a task, execute arbitrary commands on the victim's system.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-126042 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/vnotex/vnote/commit/0f5edd837d233a929d2a514a0e718d5d19c93918 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/vnotex/vnote/blob/551dfd86b73ce6d93e5403296b069219cb668dc2/src/core/services/shellexecution.cpp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/vnotex/vnote/blob/551dfd86b73ce6d93e5403296b069219cb668dc2/src/core/services/shellexecution.cpp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/vnotex/vnote/releases/tag/v4.12.0 (opens in a new tab)
- r3vpwnx.space/research/vnote-tasks-cmdinjection (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/vnote-3.11.0-before-4.12.0-os-command-injection-via-tasks-magic-variables (opens in a new tab)