Findings

CVE-2026-33976

Notesnook is a note-taking app.

Published Mar 27, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · streetwriters notesnook desktop

Notesnook is a note-taking app. Prior to version 3.3.11 on Web/Desktop and 3.3.17 on Android/iOS, a stored XSS in the Web Clipper rendering flow can be escalated to remote code execution in the desktop app. The root cause is that the clipper preserves attacker-controlled attributes from the source page’s root element and stores them inside web-clip HTML. When the clip is later opened, Notesnook renders that HTML into a same-origin, unsandboxed iframe using . Event-handler attributes such as , , or execute in the Notesnook origin. In the desktop app, this becomes RCE because Electron is configured with and . Version 3.3.11 Web/Desktop and 3.3.17 on Android/iOS patch the issue.

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Timeline

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  1. Mar 27, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Notesnook is a note-taking app. Prior to version 3.3.11 on Web/Desktop and 3.3.17 on Android/iOS, a stored XSS in the Web Clipper rendering flow can be escalated to remote code execution in the desktop app. The root cause is that the clipper preserves attacker-controlled attributes from the source page’s root element and stores them inside web-clip HTML. When the clip is later opened, Notesnook re

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Notesnook is a note-taking app. Prior to version 3.3.11 on Web/Desktop and 3.3.17 on Android/iOS, a stored XSS in the Web Clipper rendering flow can be escalated to remote code execution in the desktop app. The root cause is that the clipper preserves attacker-controlled attributes from the source page’s root element and stores them inside web-clip HTML. When the clip is later opened, Notesnook re

Affected

  • cpe streetwriters/notesnook desktopversion unspecified
  • cpe streetwriters/notesnook mobileversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33976

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33976

    Notesnook is a note-taking app. Prior to version 3.3.11 on Web/Desktop and 3.3.17 on Android/iOS, a stored XSS in the Web Clipper rendering flow can be escalated to remote code execution in the desktop app. The root cause is that the clipper preserves attacker-controlled attribut

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-33976 · ZeroDay Findings