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GHSA-R5FF-HQ22-RHGV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-26 15:30 – Updated: 2026-07-26 15:30

Details

NoteGen before 0.32.0 grants the Tauri shell plugin shell:allow-execute capability for bash, python, and python3 with arbitrary arguments in the default desktop capabilities. JavaScript running in the application webview can therefore invoke plugin:shell|execute to run attacker-controlled operating system commands with the privileges of the NoteGen process. In combination with script execution in the webview (for example via chat XSS), this enables full remote code execution on the user's machine.

Severity

8.3 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "published": "2026-07-26T15:30:24Z",
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CVE-2026-17497 (GCVE-0-2026-17497)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-26 14:38 – Updated: 2026-07-26 14:38

Title

NoteGen arbitrary OS command execution via Tauri shell:allow-execute for bash/python

Summary

Severity

8.3 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CWE-1249 - Application-Level admin tool with inconsistent view of underlying operating system
CWE-276 - Incorrect default permissions

Assigner

JFROG

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/codexu/note-gen/commit/00064a4…	patch
https://github.com/codexu/note-gen/releases/tag/n…	vendor-advisory
https://github.com/codexu/note-gen	product

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
codexu	NoteGen	Affected: 0 , < 0.32.0 (semver)

Credits

Yuval Moravchick JFrog Security Research

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GHSA-R5FF-HQ22-RHGV

CVE-2026-17497 (GCVE-0-2026-17497)

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