CVE-2026-59816

Joplin is an open source note-taking and to-do application that organises notes and lists into notebooks. Prior to 3.7.7, the GET /api/transcribe/:id and POST /api/transcribe/:id handlers in packages/server/src/routes/api/transcribe.ts on Joplin Server instances with TRANSCRIBE_ENABLED=true pass the decoded id directly into transcription backend URLs. An authenticated user can place URL-encoded slash and parent-directory segments in the job ID, causing parseSubPath() to decode a path that escapes the intended /transcribe/ prefix. The server then proxies the request to other transcription-backend endpoints and can return their responses, potentially exposing internal administrative, health, or configuration data. This issue is fixed in version 3.7.7.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/d97a5091a35c2923984d3777320500b594afcdce
https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/security/advisories/GHSA-r7wp-3494-fwf4
https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/security/advisories/GHSA-r7wp-3494-fwf4

Configurations

No configuration.

History

22 Sep 2026, 14:17

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References	~~() https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/security/advisories/GHSA-r7wp-3494-fwf4 -~~	() https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/security/advisories/GHSA-r7wp-3494-fwf4 -

21 Sep 2026, 21:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-21 21:17

Updated : 2026-09-23 18:30

NVD link : CVE-2026-59816

Mitre link : CVE-2026-59816

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-59816

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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