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CVE-2026-44523

10.0 · CRITICAL

Note Mark is an open-source note-taking application.

Published May 14, 2026CWE-326EPSS 0.16%

Overview

CVE-2026-44523 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 14, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Note Mark is an open-source note-taking application. Prior to 0.19.4, no minimum length or entropy is enforced on the JWT_SECRET configuration value. The application accepts any base64-decodable secret regardless of size, including secrets as short as 1 byte. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.19.4.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/enchant97/note-mark/security/advisories/GHSA-q6mh-rqwh-g786GitHubgithub.com/enchant97/note-mark/security/advisories/GHSA-q6mh-rqwh-g786

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-44523?

CVE-2026-44523 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on May 14, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2026-44523?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-44523?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-44523?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2026-44523 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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