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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/tag/3.3.20-android | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/tag/v3.3.15 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/security/advisories/GHSA-fjm8-jg78-89h4 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
12 May 2026, 18:45
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:streetwriters:notesnook_mobile:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* cpe:2.3:a:streetwriters:notesnook_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:streetwriters:notesnook_mobile:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
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| First Time |
Streetwriters notesnook Mobile
Streetwriters Streetwriters notesnook Desktop |
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| References | () https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/tag/3.3.20-android - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/releases/tag/v3.3.15 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/streetwriters/notesnook/security/advisories/GHSA-fjm8-jg78-89h4 - Vendor Advisory |
04 May 2026, 17:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-04 17:16
Updated : 2026-05-12 18:45
NVD link : CVE-2026-42090
Mitre link : CVE-2026-42090
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42090
JSON object : View
Products Affected
streetwriters
- notesnook_mobile
- notesnook_desktop
