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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD8.6 High

CVE-2026-49492

Markdown Preview Enhanced OS Command Injection in External File and Link Opening

Description

Markdown Preview Enhanced before 0.8.28 opens external files and links from the preview through a shell and does not validate untrusted inputs taken from the markdown document - the diagram filename attribute, imported file paths, and the latex_engine code-chunk attribute. On Windows, a crafted markdown document can inject operating system commands that execute when the document is previewed. Fixed in 0.8.28 by passing these inputs as literal arguments instead of through a shell and validating them before use.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

shd101wyy Markdown Preview Enhanced

  • 0 to < 0.8.28affected

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