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.
History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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

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First Time appeared Obsidian
Obsidian obsidian Desktop
Vendors & Products Obsidian
Obsidian obsidian Desktop

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-08T16:38:20.154Z

Updated: 2026-10-27T01:30:34.541Z

Reserved: 2026-10-01T18:02:50.083Z

Link: CVE-2026-104078

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-08T17:58:11.127Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-08T17:17:11.753

Modified: 2026-10-12T21:17:08.157

Link: CVE-2026-104078

cve-icon Redhat

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