Critical
Security advisory
static/main-preload.js in Boost Note through 0.22.0 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal Electron API.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2021-41392
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 08:56 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
static/main-preload.js in Boost Note through 0.22.0 allows remote command execution. A remote attacker may send a crafted IPC message to the exposed vulnerable ipcRenderer IPC interface, which invokes the dangerous openExternal Electron API.
osv:CVE-2021-41392
Complete source record
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