CVE-2021-29996 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2021-29996

Mark Text through 0.16.3 allows attackers arbitrary command execution. This...

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

marktext
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 5th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.