CVE-2026-49449

Joplin: KaTeX `trust:true` enables URL-allowlist bypass leading to NTLMv2 credential theft via UNC path on Windows

State
Published
Severity
2.5 Low
Published
Sep 21, 2026
Updated
Sep 28, 2026
Reserved
May 30, 2026

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Description

Joplin is an open source note-taking and to-do application that organises notes and lists into notebooks. From 1.4.0 until 3.7.2, packages/renderer/MdToHtml/rules/katex.ts enables KaTeX's trust option for note content, allowing a note author to place a \href URL into rendered output without passing Joplin's normal URL allowlist. On Windows, clicking a link whose target is an attacker-controlled UNC path causes pathExists() to initiate SMB authentication and disclose the current user's NTLMv2 challenge-response without a warning. The unfiltered URL can also invoke other registered URL handlers, but the credential disclosure through KaTeX \href is the distinguishing demonstrated impact. This issue is fixed in version 3.7.2.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.12.5 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
  • CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere

Affected Products

ProductVersions
joplinlaurent22
  • >= 1.4.0, < 3.7.2Affected

References

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