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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.

AI Insight

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Affected products

27

Careteditor/Caret25 versions
cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=3.4.6
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta0:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc11:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc12:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc13:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc14:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc15:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc16:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc17:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc18:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc19:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc20:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc21:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:caret:caret:4.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Caret Editor/Caret Editordescription
Careteditor/Caret Editorllm-fuzzy
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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