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CVE-2026-53580

Trilium is an open-source hierarchical note-taking application.

Published Aug 27, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · triliumnotes trilium

Trilium is an open-source hierarchical note-taking application. In versions prior to 0.104.0, the automatic image-download feature accepts file:// URLs in a note's img tags and reads the referenced local file with no path validation, allowing any authenticated user to disclose arbitrary files readable by the Trilium process. When a text note is saved, Trilium scans its HTML for image sources and downloads each external one; because the HTML sanitizer keeps file as an allowed scheme, a source such as file:///etc/passwd is passed straight to a filesystem read and its contents are stored as a note attachment the user can then retrieve. Pointing the same primitive at an unbounded source such as /dev/zero causes uncontrolled memory allocation that crashes the server process. The feature is enabled by default and is reachable through the web UI, the ETAPI, the web clipper, and note imports, requiring only an authenticated session or an ETAPI token. This issue is fixed in version 0.104.0

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 27, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Trilium is an open-source hierarchical note-taking application. In versions prior to 0.104.0, the automatic image-download feature accepts file:// URLs in a note's img tags and reads the referenced local file with no path validation, allowing any authenticated user to disclose arbitrary files readable by the Trilium process. When a text note is saved, Trilium scans its HTML for image sources and d

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Trilium is an open-source hierarchical note-taking application. In versions prior to 0.104.0, the automatic image-download feature accepts file:// URLs in a note's img tags and reads the referenced local file with no path validation, allowing any authenticated user to disclose arbitrary files readable by the Trilium process. When a text note is saved, Trilium scans its HTML for image sources and d

Affected

  • cpe triliumnotes/triliumversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgCVE-2026-53580

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2026-53580

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDCVE-2026-53580

    Trilium is an open-source hierarchical note-taking application. In versions prior to 0.104.0, the automatic image-download feature accepts file:// URLs in a note's img tags and reads the referenced local file with no path validation, allowing any authenticated user to disclose ar

    nvd.nist.gov

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