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CVE-2026-54701

Markdown Preview Enhanced is a Markdown preview extension for Visual Studio Code

Risk score
43/100
CVSS
6.9 v4.0
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.2%
Published
14 Oct 2026

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What to know

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 …
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 0.8.30 or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 6.9 medium

References

Original 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.

Last activity 14 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.