CVE-2026-50733 PUBLISHED

Markdown Preview Enhanced Arbitrary Code Execution via WaveDrom eval()

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 05.06.2026 Published: 05.06.2026 Updated: 05.06.2026

Markdown Preview Enhanced before 0.8.28 parses WaveDrom diagrams by evaluating untrusted markdown content with eval(), allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution. The flaw affects every render path - the live preview (window.eval) and presentation mode plus HTML export (the bundled WaveDrom.ProcessAll()/eva() helpers) - and can also be triggered through a <script type="WaveDrom"> element injected via raw HTML in markdown. When a victim previews or exports a crafted markdown document, an attacker can execute arbitrary code, leading to arbitrary file write. Fixed in 0.8.28 by parsing with JSON5.parse() and sanitizing WaveDrom data scripts to inert strict JSON.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.6

Product Status

Vendor shd101wyy
Product Markdown Preview Enhanced
Versions
  • affected from 0 to 0.8.28 (excl.)

Credits

  • Neo by ProjectDiscovery finder

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection') CWE