CVE-2026-104078

Obsidian Desktop < 1.14.0 RCE via MathJax Safe Filter Bypass

Published Oct 8, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.4 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Obsidian Desktop before 1.14.0 contains a filter bypass vulnerability in the bundled MathJax 3.2.2 Safe component that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by embedding a crafted \href value with a TAB byte in the URL scheme, causing filterURL to produce an empty protocol that bypasses the configured safeProtocols restrictions. Attackers can craft a note containing a malicious MathJax formula that renders as a javascript: URL anchor, which when clicked by the victim in Live Preview executes in the Node-integration-enabled vault renderer via require('child_process'), achieving arbitrary operating system command execution as the desktop user.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Obsidian obsidian
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Obsidian obsidian
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Obsidian
Obsidian obsidian Desktop
Vendors & Products Obsidian
Obsidian obsidian Desktop
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

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Description Obsidian Desktop before 1.14.0 contains a filter bypass vulnerability in the bundled MathJax 3.2.2 Safe component that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by embedding a crafted \href value with a TAB byte in the URL scheme, causing filterURL to produce an empty protocol that bypasses the configured safeProtocols restrictions. Attackers can craft a note containing a malicious MathJax formula that renders as a javascript: URL anchor, which when clicked by the victim in Live Preview executes in the Node-integration-enabled vault renderer via require('child_process'), achieving arbitrary operating system command execution as the desktop user.
Title Obsidian Desktop < 1.14.0 RCE via MathJax Safe Filter Bypass
Weaknesses CWE-1188
CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 27, 2026, 1:30 AM
Reserved
Oct 1, 2026, 6:02 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 8, 2026, 5:17 PM
Modified
Oct 12, 2026, 9:17 PM