Path Traversal in Laurent22 Joplin
CVE-2026-49453
Joplin is an open source note-taking and to-do application that organises notes and lists into notebooks. Prior to 3.6.15 and 3.7.2, Joplin accepts synchronized resource metadata whose id or file_extension contains parent-directory or path-separator characters. BaseItem.unserialize() stores the unvalidated fields, resourceFilename() concatenates them into a destination path, and ResourceFetcher writes the attacker-controlled resource blob outside the resource directory during background synchronization. An attacker with write access to a configured sync target or shared notebook can create or overwrite files at an attacker-chosen existing path without user interaction. This issue is fixed in versions 3.6.15 and 3.7.2.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.
Affected products
- Laurent22 Joplin — versions < 3.6.15, >= 3.7.0, < 3.7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-49453?
- CVE-2026-49453 is a high-severity vulnerability in Laurent22 Joplin, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-09-21.
- How severe is CVE-2026-49453?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.