{"id":"CVE-2026-111935","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-111935"],"related":[],"title":"NoteGen: synced image paths let attackers read local image files","description":"NoteGen through 0.38.3 contains an external control of file path vulnerability in chat image analysis that allows attackers to read local image files via unvalidated synced sourceUrl paths. Attackers with write access to the victim's sync target can plant absolute paths or file:// URLs, causing image_inspect to send local images to the AI provider.","summary":"NoteGen through 0.38.3 accepts unvalidated sourceUrl paths in synced chat content, including absolute paths and file:// URLs. An attacker with write access to the victim's sync target can make the image analysis feature send local image files to the configured AI provider.","severity":"low","cvss":2.6,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["ai-tooling","desktop-app","notegen","package"],"not_affected_if":["image-analysis-unused","private-sync-target","version-above-0.38.3"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed NoteGen version against `0.38.3`\n- Confirm whether chat image analysis (`image_inspect`) is in use and whether the sync target is writable by others","fix":"- Upgrade NoteGen past `0.38.3` (fixed version unknown from sources)\n- Restrict write access to the sync target","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-19T14:17:01+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:18+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-25T04:49:26+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-25T04:49:26+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.7,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-25T04:49:26Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- Upgrade NoteGen past `0.38.3` (fixed version unknown from sources)\n- Restrict write access to the sync target","reach":"network","title":"NoteGen: synced image paths let attackers read local image files","impact":"low","summary":"NoteGen through 0.38.3 accepts unvalidated sourceUrl paths in synced chat content, including absolute paths and file:// URLs. An attacker with write access to the victim's sync target can make the image analysis feature send local image files to the configured AI provider.","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["notegen","ai-tooling","desktop-app"],"confidence":0.7,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"local image files are read and sent to the AI provider","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed NoteGen version and whether the sync-target write requirement holds; source is NVD only.","how_to_check":"- Check the installed NoteGen version against `0.38.3`\n- Confirm whether chat image analysis (`image_inspect`) is in use and whether the sync target is writable by others","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["private-sync-target","image-analysis-unused","version-above-0.38.3"],"who_is_affected":"NoteGen users who sync notes and chats through a shared or writable sync target and use chat image analysis. Users with a private, single-owner sync target have a much smaller exposure, since the attacker needs write access to that target.","user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"yes","severity_if_unknown":"low"},"cost_usd":0.000596,"input_tokens":3326,"output_tokens":527,"severity_before":"low"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-111935':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '0.38.3':27B,69C 'absolut':37B,107C 'accept':28B 'access':45B,98C 'ai':18B,65B,120C 'ai-tool':17B 'allow':83C 'analysi':56B,81C 'app':22B 'attack':6A,42B,84C,95C 'caus':111C 'chat':34B,79C 'configur':64B 'contain':70C 'content':35B 'control':73C 'cve':11A,14A 'desktop':21B 'desktop-app':20B 'extern':72C 'featur':57B 'file':10A,61B,75C,89C 'imag':3A,9A,55B,60B,80C,88C,112C,117C 'includ':36B 'inspect':113C 'let':5A 'local':8A,59B,87C,116C 'make':53B 'notegen':1A,23B,25B,67C 'packag':24B 'path':4A,31B,38B,76C,94C,108C 'plant':106C 'provid':66B,121C 'read':7A,86C 'send':58B,115C 'sourceurl':30B,93C 'sync':2A,33B,50B,92C,103C 'target':51B,104C 'tool':19B 'unvalid':29B,91C 'url':40B,110C 'via':90C 'victim':48B,101C 'vulner':77C 'write':44B,97C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"NoteGen users who sync notes and chats through a shared or writable sync target and use chat image analysis. Users with a private, single-owner sync target have a much smaller exposure, since the attacker needs write access to that target.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-19T14:17:01+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"disclosure@vulncheck.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-111935","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111935","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-19T14:17:01+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-19T21:14:14+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:18+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:28:57+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}