CVE-2026-44523

CRITICAL
Published May 14, 2026 Modified May 15, 2026 CWE-326 CWE-345

Description

Note Mark is an open-source note-taking application. Prior to 0.19.4, no minimum length or entropy is enforced on the JWT_SECRET configuration value. The application accepts any base64-decodable secret regardless of size, including secrets as short as 1 byte. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.19.4.

CVSS v3.1 Score

10.0
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0001
Probability of exploitation
0.01%
Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-326 CWE-326
CWE-345 CWE-345

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-44523? +
Note Mark is an open-source note-taking application. Prior to 0.19.4, no minimum length or entropy is enforced on the JWT_SECRET configuration value. The application accepts any base64-decodable secret regardless of size, including secrets as short as 1 byte. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.19.4. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 10.0 (CRITICAL).
How severe is CVE-2026-44523? +
CVE-2026-44523 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 10.0 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately. The EPSS score is 0.0001, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-44523? +
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