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 evaluation and parser-hook evaluation are affected, and the attack does not depend on module-scoped require being available. This issue is fixed in version 0.8.29.
CVSS
No CVSS.
References
Configurations
No configuration.
History
14 Oct 2026, 20:17
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Information
Published : 2026-10-14 20:17
Updated : 2026-10-16 16:00
NVD link : CVE-2026-54566
Mitre link : CVE-2026-54566
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-54566
JSON object : View
Products Affected
No product.
CWE
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
