Description
VNote 3.11.0 before 4.12.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in its Tasks feature: magic variables such as ${bufferName} and ${selectedText} are substituted into a shell command string without escaping. Attackers can share a notebook containing a note whose filename or text includes shell metacharacters such as $(...), backticks, ; or |, executing commands as the victim when they run a task referencing these variables.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.0/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| vnotex | VNote | >= 3.11.0, < 4.12.0 |
References
- https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/blob/551dfd86b73ce6d93e5403296b069219cb668dc2/src/core/services/shellexecution.cpp#L50-L56
- https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/blob/551dfd86b73ce6d93e5403296b069219cb668dc2/src/core/services/shellexecution.cpp#L8-L24
- https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/commit/0f5edd837d233a929d2a514a0e718d5d19c93918
- https://github.com/vnotex/vnote/releases/tag/v4.12.0
- https://r3vpwnx.space/research/vnote-tasks-cmdinjection/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vnote-3.11.0-before-4.12.0-os-command-injection-via-tasks-magic-variables
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 10, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 10, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred