CVE-2022-36450
Obsidian 0.14.x and 0.15.x before 0.15.5 allows obsidian://hook-get-address remote code execution because window.open is used without checking the URL.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Obsidian 0.14.x and 0.15.x before 0.15.5 allows obsidian://hook-get-address remote code execution because window.open is used without checking the URL.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 20.57% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- obsidian/obsidian
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 20.6% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://forum.obsidian.md/t/possible-remote-code-execution-through-obsidian-uri-scheme/39743Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.chtsecurity.com/news/f2a1ad21-3442-495f-8b6e-f0fe433d6caaThird Party Advisory
- https://forum.obsidian.md/t/possible-remote-code-execution-through-obsidian-uri-scheme/39743Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.chtsecurity.com/news/f2a1ad21-3442-495f-8b6e-f0fe433d6caaThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.