CVE-2026-55105: Joplin: Fountain embeds allow arbitrary script execution in published notes and the note viewer
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-55105 is a high (CVSS 7.7) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in laurent22 joplin. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 21-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Joplin is an open source note-taking and to-do application that organises notes and lists into notebooks. Prior to 3.6.15 and 3.7.2, packages/renderer/MdToHtml/rules/fountain.ts passes HTML generated by the vendored fountain.js renderer into note output without sanitizing it. A malicious Fountain code block can therefore execute script when Fountain rendering is enabled in desktop or mobile clients, or when a note is published through Joplin Server where Fountain rendering is enabled by default. The script can read content subsequently loaded in the reused note viewer or, when published notes are served from the same domain as server content, access data available to an authenticated browser in the server origin. This issue is fixed in versions 3.6.15 and 3.7.2.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST7.7HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.17 pp
From 0.32% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Laurent221 product
- joplin< 3.6.15 | ≥ 3.7.0, < 3.7.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- github.com/laurent22/joplin/security/advisories/GHSA-f7q3-3grx-6wg9X Refsource CONFIRM
- github.com/laurent22/joplin/pull/15659X Refsource MISC