{"id":"CVE-2022-40277","aliases":["GHSA-mjr5-v9c9-mm7g"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2022-40277","summary":"Joplin Remote Code Execution","details":"Joplin version 2.8.8 allows an external attacker to execute arbitrary commands remotely on any client that opens a link in a malicious markdown file, via Joplin. This is possible because the application does not properly validate the schema/protocol of existing links in the markdown file before passing them to the 'shell.openExternal' function.","published":"2022-09-30T16:20:59Z","modified":"2026-08-08T03:30:21.259586635Z","cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"joplin","fixedVersion":null}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/skrillex/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/40xxx/CVE-2022-40277.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40277"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/laurent22/joplin"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-08-08T03:30:21.259586635Z"}}