CVE-2020-35717
zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, with resultant Remote Code Execution (because...
zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, 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
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, with resultant Remote Code Execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
CVE-2020-35717- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, with resultant Remote Code Execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
CVE-2020-35717- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-23374 No score
zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, with resultant Remote Code Execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
EUVD-2020-23374- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r776-v6gr-rxfh No score
zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, with resultant Remote Code Execution (because...
zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, with resultant Remote Code Execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
GHSA-r776-v6gr-rxfh- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
zonote through 0.4.0 allows XSS via a crafted note, with resultant Remote Code Execution (because nodeIntegration in webPreferences is true).
- Record
CVE-2020-35717- CVSS 3.1
- 9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | hmartos/cve-2020-35717 | 2021-01-01 |
| PoC in GitHub | Redfox-Security/Hacking-Electron-Apps-CVE-2020-35717- | 2024-06-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploits, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-35717 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) in Electronjs Zonote, published January 1, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.75%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.