CVE-2022-40277

Published Sep 30, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Joplin version 2.8.8 allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely on any client that opens a link in a malicious markdown file, via Joplin. This is possible because the application does not properly validate the schema/protocol of existing links in the markdown file before passing them to the 'shell.openExternal' function.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-7131 Joplin version 2.8.8 allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely on any client that opens a link in a malicious markdown file, via Joplin. This is possible because the application does not properly validate the schema/protocol of existing links in the markdown file before passing them to the 'shell.openExternal' function.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mjr5-v9c9-mm7g Joplin Remote Code Execution
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Fluid Attacks
Published
Updated
May 20, 2025, 6:32 PM
Reserved
Sep 8, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 30, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:01 AM