CVE-2020-26157
Leanote Desktop through 2.6.2 allows XSS because a note's title is mishandled during syncing....
Leanote Desktop through 2.6.2 allows XSS because a note's title is mishandled during syncing. This leads to remote code execution because of Node integration.
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
Leanote Desktop through 2.6.2 allows XSS because a note's title is mishandled during syncing. This leads to remote code execution because of Node integration.
- Record
CVE-2020-26157- 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
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Leanote Desktop through 2.6.2 allows XSS because a note's title is mishandled during syncing. This leads to remote code execution because of Node integration.
- Record
CVE-2020-26157- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-18783 No score
Leanote Desktop through 2.6.2 allows XSS because a note's title is mishandled during syncing. This leads to remote code execution because of Node integration.
- Record
EUVD-2020-18783- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcw2-q3mm-wc8g No score
Leanote Desktop through 2.6.2 allows XSS because a note's title is mishandled during syncing....
Leanote Desktop through 2.6.2 allows XSS because a note's title is mishandled during syncing. This leads to remote code execution because of Node integration.
- Record
GHSA-pcw2-q3mm-wc8g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-26157 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Leanote, published September 30, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.91%, the 79th percentile. No source names a fixed version.