CVE-2020-16608
Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because...
Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
CVE-2020-16608- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
CVE-2020-16608- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-8569 No score
Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
EUVD-2020-8569- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-636w-6mqg-2rmv No score
Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because...
Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
GHSA-636w-6mqg-2rmv- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Notable 1.8.4 allows XSS via crafted Markdown text, with resultant remote code execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
CVE-2020-16608- CVSS 3.1
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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-2020-16608 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Notable, published December 10, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.53%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.