CVE-2026-54525 Markdown Preview Enhanced - Command Injection

Markdown Preview Enhanced < 0.8.28 contains a command injection caused by unsafe handling of decoded Markdown-controlled link targets in Windows file-opening helper, letting attackers execute arbitrary commands with user privileges, exploit requires a user to click a crafted preview-link.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
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Details

Type
Command Injection
Impact
Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
14 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-78

Vendor fix

Update to version 0.8.28 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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