CVE-2026-73032

PapersGPT for Zotero 0.6.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by returning malicious code from an LLM endpoint that is passed unsanitized to window.eval() in views.ts. Attackers can exploit this through prompt injection in PDFs, MITM interception of API requests, or a malicious custom LLM endpoint to execute arbitrary code in Zotero's chrome-privileged context, enabling file read/write, process execution, and access to all Zotero data.

CVSS v3 9.6 CRITICAL

9.6^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero
https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero/commit/094134172ce4a344a31e4b196cc75d1806383658
https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero/issues/154
https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero/pull/155
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/papersgpt-for-zotero-rce-via-unsanitized-llm-response-eval
https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero/issues/154

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-11 20:18

Updated : 2026-08-11 20:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-73032

Mitre link : CVE-2026-73032

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-73032

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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