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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-49493 EUVD-2026-34869GHSA-m5v2-jw65-jh59

Markdown Preview Enhanced Arbitrary Code Execution via Bitfield interpretJS()

Published Jun 5, 2026 · Updated Nov 8, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

Markdown Preview Enhanced before 0.8.28 parses Bitfield fenced code blocks with interpretJS(), which evaluates the block content as code via vm.runInNewContext(), allowing arbitrary code execution. A crafted markdown document containing a malicious bitfield code block executes attacker-controlled code on the server side when the document is rendered or exported. Fixed in 0.8.28 by parsing bitfield register definitions with JSON5.parse(), since they are purely data.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
shd101wyy Markdown Preview Enhanced < 0.8.28 0.8.28

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