CVE-2023-1005: A vulnerability was found in JP1016 Markdown-Electron and classified as critical

Routine

MEDIUM 5.3MITIGATE

CVE-2023-1005 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.3) affecting markdown-electron. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in JP1016 Markdown-Electron and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. VDB-221738 is the identifier

Why this priority

Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 69%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-94
Published	2023-02-24
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: markdown-electron project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-02-24 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:26 UTCUpdated Record last modified

markdown-electron project markdown-electron MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy markdown-electron || rpm -q markdown-electron || markdown-electron --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-1005?

markdown-electron: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-1005 being exploited?

CVE-2023-1005 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-1005 affect?

CVE-2023-1005 affects markdown-electron. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.3). A vulnerability was found in JP1016 Markdown-Electron and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to code injection. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been discl

How urgent is CVE-2023-1005?

Priority 31/100. Public exploit reference

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