Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 26, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-20269
CVE-2020-20269
Description
A specially crafted Markdown document could cause the execution of malicious JavaScript code in Caret Editor before 4.0.0-rc22.
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Affected products
2- Caret Editor/Caret Editordescription
- Range: <4.0.0-rc22
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- packetstormsecurity.com/files/161072/Caret-Editor-4.0.0-rc21-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/careteditor/issues/issues/841nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- github.com/careteditor/releases-beta/releases/tag/4.0.0-rc22nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Jan/59nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- caret.ionvdProduct
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