CVE-2026-55179: Joplin: Logic error in Joplin Server allows a signed-in user to read any note from its internal server ID
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-55179 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in laurent22 joplin. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 21-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 22-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Joplin is an open source note-taking and to-do application that organises notes and lists into notebooks. Prior to 3.7.2, Joplin Server's GET /items/:id/content route in packages/server/src/routes/index/items.ts loads item content from an attacker-supplied internal server ID without checking whether the signed-in user owns or can access that item. Any authenticated user who obtains or guesses another user's item ID can read the corresponding note or item content when end-to-end encryption does not protect it. This issue is fixed in version 3.7.2.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
17%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.10 pp
From 0.16% 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< 3.7.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- github.com/laurent22/joplin/security/advisories/GHSA-r865-g55x-3mfcX Refsource CONFIRM
- github.com/laurent22/joplin/pull/15657X Refsource MISC