CVE-2019-12138
MacDown 0.7.1 allows directory traversal, for execution of arbitrary programs, via a file:/// or ...
MacDown 0.7.1 allows directory traversal, for execution of arbitrary programs, via a file:/// or ../ substring in a shared note.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MacDown 0.7.1 allows directory traversal, for execution of arbitrary programs, via a file:/// or ../ substring in a shared note.
- Record
CVE-2019-12138- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MacDown 0.7.1 allows directory traversal, for execution of arbitrary programs, via a file:/// or ../ substring in a shared note.
- Record
CVE-2019-12138- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-3789 No score
MacDown 0.7.1 allows directory traversal, for execution of arbitrary programs, via a file:/// or ../ substring in a shared note.
- Record
EUVD-2019-3789- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8w8x-hm6m-p4q9 No score
MacDown 0.7.1 allows directory traversal, for execution of arbitrary programs, via a file:/// or ...
MacDown 0.7.1 allows directory traversal, for execution of arbitrary programs, via a file:/// or ../ substring in a shared note.
- Record
GHSA-8w8x-hm6m-p4q9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
MacDown 0.7.1 allows directory traversal, for execution of arbitrary programs, via a file:/// or ../ substring in a shared note.
- Record
CVE-2019-12138- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-12138 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Macdown Project Macdown, published May 16, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.