CVE catalog

CVE-2026-42090

Notesnook is a note-taking app focused on user privacy & ease of use. Prior to Notesnook Web/Desktop version 3.3.15 and prior to Notesnook iOS/Android version 3.3.20, a stored XSS vulnerability in the

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Severity
Critical · CVSS 9.6CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.48% · Oct 25, 2026

Notesnook is a note-taking app focused on user privacy & ease of use. Prior to Notesnook Web/Desktop version 3.3.15 and prior to Notesnook iOS/Android version 3.3.20, a stored XSS vulnerability in the note export flow can be escalated to remote code execution in the desktop app. The root cause is that exported note fields such as title, headline, and content are inserted into the generated HTML template without HTML escaping. When the note is later exported to PDF, Notesnook renders that HTML into a same-origin, unsandboxed iframe using iframe.srcdoc = .... Injected script executes in the Notesnook origin. In the desktop app, this becomes RCE because Electron is configured with nodeIntegration: true and contextIsolation: false. This issue has been patched in Notesnook Web/Desktop version 3.3.15 and Notesnook iOS/Android version 3.3.20.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Cpenotesnook_desktopNot reported3.3.15fixed
Cpenotesnook_mobileNot reported3.3.20fixed
Cpenotesnook_desktopNot reported3.3.15fixed
Cpenotesnook_mobileNot reported3.3.20fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Cpenotesnook_desktopcpeNot reported3.3.15Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cpenotesnook_mobilecpeNot reported3.3.20Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cpenotesnook_desktopcpeNot reported3.3.15Not reportedNVD-CVE-2026-42090Not reported
Cpenotesnook_mobilecpeNot reported3.3.20Not reportedNVD-CVE-2026-42090Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

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