CVE-2026-53578

Trilium: Note Import to RCE via Mind Elixir dangerouslySetInnerHtml

State
Published
Severity
9.3 Critical
Published
Aug 27, 2026
Updated
Aug 31, 2026
Reserved
Jun 9, 2026

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Description

Trilium is an open-source hierarchical note-taking application. In versions up to and including 0.103.0, the default-on "Safe import" filter sanitizes HTML only for text notes and excludes the mindMap note type, whose JSON content is stored without sanitization, allowing an attacker-supplied import archive to embed a payload that renders as arbitrary HTML. A mind map node can carry a dangerouslySetInnerHTML property that the Mind Elixir library assigns directly to a node's innerHTML, so a malicious note survives Safe import and executes script as soon as the victim opens the imported mind map. On the desktop client the Electron renderer runs with Node integration enabled, so the injected JavaScript escalates from cross-site scripting to full remote code execution on the victim's machine. This issue is fixed in version 0.104.0.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.09.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
TriliumTriliumNext
  • < 0.104.0Affected

References

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