Vulnerability · Published Oct 19, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-111935NoteGen through 0.38.3 Local File Disclosure via Chat Image Analysis
Low 2.6
In plain English
A low-severity security flaw in NoteGen from codexu. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.6Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 83.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
NoteGen through 0.38.3 contains an external control of file path vulnerability in chat image analysis that allows attackers to read local image files via unvalidated synced sourceUrl paths. Attackers with write access to the victim's sync target can plant absolute paths or file:// URLs, causing image_inspect to send local images to the AI provider.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-73 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://github.com/codexu/note-gen/issues/1296 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/codexu/note-gen/commit/6840c13c4fcb71a79b7df838d19a026830d64b96 patch
- https://github.com/codexu/note-gen/commit/64e671eb58f56ad6ebec0d99d32f6037f9319979 patch
- https://github.com/codexu/note-gen/blob/note-gen-v0.38.3/src/lib/chat-image-context.ts technical-description
- https://github.com/codexu/note-gen/blob/note-gen-v0.38.3/src/lib/sync/conversation-sync.ts technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: NoteGen through 0.38.3 Local File Disclosure via Chat Image Analysis third-party-advisory