Markdown Preview Enhanced before 0.8.28 parses Bitfield fenced code blocks with interpretJS(), which evaluates the block content as code via vm.runInNewContext(), allowing arbitrary code execution. A crafted markdown document containing a malicious bitfield code block executes attacker-controlled code on the server side when the document is rendered or exported. Fixed in 0.8.28 by parsing bitfield register definitions with JSON5.parse(), since they are purely data.
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Description Markdown Preview Enhanced before 0.8.28 parses Bitfield fenced code blocks with interpretJS(), which evaluates the block content as code via vm.runInNewContext(), allowing arbitrary code execution. A crafted markdown document containing a malicious bitfield code block executes attacker-controlled code on the server side when the document is rendered or exported. Fixed in 0.8.28 by parsing bitfield register definitions with JSON5.parse(), since they are purely data.
Title Markdown Preview Enhanced Arbitrary Code Execution via Bitfield interpretJS()
First Time appeared Markdown Preview Enhanced Project
Markdown Preview Enhanced Project markdown Preview Enhanced
Weaknesses CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:markdown_preview_enhanced_project:markdown_preview_enhanced:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Markdown Preview Enhanced Project
Markdown Preview Enhanced Project markdown Preview Enhanced
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-05T17:49:52.826Z

Reserved: 2026-05-31T11:54:34.993Z

Link: CVE-2026-49493

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-05T18:17:33.723

Modified: 2026-06-05T18:59:54.823

Link: CVE-2026-49493

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-05T19:45:03Z