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Security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-16608

Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).

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CVE-2020-16608
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1 Nov 2026, 08:53 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-16608

core-osv · Original source

Published 10 Dec 2020, 23:15 UTC

Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).

osv:CVE-2020-16608
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16608",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-16608",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                {
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              ],
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          "versions": [
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:50:38.108187569Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/notable/notable",
        "https://sghosh2402.medium.com/cve-2020-16608-8cdad9f4d9b4"
      ],
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    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2020-16608",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 442370,
  "published_at": "2020-12-10T23:15:11.397+00:00"
}