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CVE-2026-44523

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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.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
10.0 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-14 19:16:37.470000
Last modified
2026-10-26 14:10:00.130000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-44523",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-05-14T19:16:37.470",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T14:10:00.130",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Note Mark es una aplicación de código abierto para tomar notas. Antes de la 0.19.4, no se aplica una longitud mínima ni una entropía al valor de configuración JWT_SECRET. La aplicación acepta cualquier secreto decodificable en base64, independientemente de su tamaño, incluyendo secretos de tan solo 1 byte. Esta vulnerabilidad se corrige en la versión 0.19.4."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "enchant97",
          "product": "note-mark",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "< 0.19.4",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
        "source": "[email protected]",
        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
          "baseScore": 10.0,
          "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "CHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 5.8
      }
    ],
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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  "weaknesses": [
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      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
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          "value": "CWE-326"
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          "value": "CWE-345"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/enchant97/note-mark/security/advisories/GHSA-q6mh-rqwh-g786",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
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}