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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-2110 · published 19 August 2023

CVE-2023-2110: Obsidian path traversal vulnerability

Obsidian · Obsidian

Improper path handling in Obsidian desktop before 1.2.8 on Windows, Linux and macOS allows a crafted webpage to access local files and exfiltrate them to remote web servers via "app://local/<absolute-path>". This vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a malicious markdown file in Obsidian, or copies text from a malicious webpage and paste it into Obsidian.

7.1 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.36% · top 72.7% CWE-22 · Path traversal
7.1CVSS 3.1 base score
0.36%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Improper path handling in Obsidian desktop before 1.2.8 on Windows, Linux and macOS allows a crafted webpage to access local files and exfiltrate them to remote web servers via "app://local/<absolute-path>". This vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a malicious markdown file in Obsidian, or copies text from a malicious webpage and paste it into Obsidian.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-05-03-desktop-v1.2.8/ Release Notes
https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-2110/ ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://obsidian.md/changelog/2023-05-03-desktop-v1.2.8/ Release Notes
https://starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-2110/ ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-2110), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.