What is CVE-2023-33244?

CVE-2023-33244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Obsidian. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-33244?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Obsidian

CVE-2023-33244

Obsidian before 1.2.2 allows calls to unintended APIs (for microphone access, camera access, and desktop notification) via an embedded web page.

Published 2023-05-20 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-12.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Obsidian

References

vuln.ryotak.net/advisories/66 (Third Party Advisory)
forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-release-v1-2-2-insider-build/57488 (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33244?: CVE-2023-33244 is a high-severity vulnerability in Obsidian. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-33244?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.