CVE-2026-17496
XSS in NoteGen allows script execution in privileged Tauri webview
Is CVE-2026-17496 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-17496 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-17496?
CVE-2026-17496 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-17496?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-17496. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-17496 affect?
CVE-2026-17496 affects NoteGen < 0.32.0, NoteGen desktop (Tauri webview). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-17496?
Upgrade to NoteGen >=0.32.0; sanitize HTML output and enforce a strict CSP
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attacker-controlled model output can execute JS in the Tauri webview, enabling local file access, native API calls, or command execution via the app context.
Immediate action required
- affected< 0.32.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.