Many Notes 0.10.1 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS), which allows malicious Markdown files to execute JavaScript when viewed.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-55474 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-05-19 | 0.03% | 0.05% | +0.02% |
| 2 | 2026-01-29 | 0.05% | 0.03% | -0.02% |
| 3 | 2025-11-09 | — | 0.05% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.7 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| brufdev | many_notes | 0.10.1 | cpe:2.3:a:brufdev:many_notes:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://cyber-ducky.com/stored-xss-found-in-many-notes-the-best-note-taking-app/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/brufdev/many-notes/releases/tag/v0.10.2 | Release Notes |
| https://medium.com/@cyberducky/how-i-found-a-stored-xss-in-markdown-rendering-e73cfc3cd93a | Exploit Third Party Advisory |