Arbitrary Command Execution and Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability in Mark Text 0.16.3

Arbitrary Command Execution and Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability in Mark Text 0.16.3

CVE-2021-29996 · CRITICAL Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Mark Text through 0.16.3 allows attackers arbitrary command execution. This could lead to Remote Code Execution (RCE) by opening .md files containing a mutation Cross Site Scripting (XSS) payload.

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