CVE-2026-50733
HIGHMarkdown Preview Enhanced Arbitrary Code Execution via WaveDrom eval()
Title source: cnaDescription
Markdown Preview Enhanced before 0.8.28 parses WaveDrom diagrams by evaluating untrusted markdown content with eval(), allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution. The flaw affects every render path - the live preview (window.eval) and presentation mode plus HTML export (the bundled WaveDrom.ProcessAll()/eva() helpers) - and can also be triggered through a <script type="WaveDrom"> element injected via raw HTML in markdown. When a victim previews or exports a crafted markdown document, an attacker can execute arbitrary code, leading to arbitrary file write. Fixed in 0.8.28 by parsing with JSON5.parse() and sanitizing WaveDrom data scripts to inert strict JSON.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Release Notes release-notes
Release 0.8.28
https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/releases/tag/0.8.28
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
Issue #2315
https://github.com/shd101wyy/vscode-markdown-preview-enhanced/issues/2315
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: Markdown Preview Enhanced Arbitrary Code Execution via WaveDrom eval()
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/markdown-preview-enhanced-arbitrary-code-execution-via-wavedrom-eval
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
25.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-95
Status
published
Products (1)
shd101wyy/Markdown Preview Enhanced
< 0.8.28
Published
Jun 05, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 06, 2026