Description
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.
Metrics
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XWeakness enumeration
Affected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| shd101wyy | vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced | < 0.8.30 |
References
- https://github.com/shd101wyy/crossnote/commit/8c55a2ba3365712a1caa4abeece0383bc2994d48
- https://github.com/shd101wyy/crossnote/pull/444
- https://github.com/shd101wyy/crossnote/releases/tag/0.9.31
- https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/commit/8bc848b6cbb42b9f35a0f95f7c3bf29b8302970e
- https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/pull/2323
- https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/releases/tag/0.8.30
- https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/security/advisories/GHSA-mcwg-4j78-qwv3
- https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/security/advisories/GHSA-mcwg-4j78-qwv3
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 14, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 20, 2026
- NVD status
- Awaiting Analysis