Markdown Preview Enhanced is a Markdown preview extension for Visual Studio Code.
Markdown Preview Enhanced is a Markdown preview extension for Visual Studio Code. Prior to 0.8.29, Markdown Preview Enhanced evaluates repository-controlled .crossnote/config.js and .crossnote/parser.js files with vm.runInNewContext, which does not provide a security boundary from the Node.js host realm. Opening a Markdown file in a malicious repository automatically loads these files, and prototype-chain traversal can reach the host Function constructor and process object, allowing operating-system commands to execute as the victim account without further interaction. Both configuration evalu
Read at NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0)
- Vendor
- Microsoft, Node.js
- Product
- Visual Studio / .NET, Node.js
- Exposure class
- Developer platform
Why it ranks 11 (Routine)
- Product class: developer platform
- Widely deployed vendor product (Microsoft)
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- NIST National Vulnerability Database (CVE API 2.0) (nvd.nist.gov)
- CVE-2026-54566 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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