CVE-2026-22810: @joplin/onenote-converter Path Traversal Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-gcmj-c9gg-9vh6",
  "modified" : "2026-05-19T16:08:55Z",
  "published" : "2026-05-15T16:27:11Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2026-22810" ],
  "summary" : "@joplin/onenote-converter: Path traversal in OneNote importer allows overwriting arbitrary files",
  "details" : "### Summary\nA path traversal vulnerability in the OneNote importer allows overwriting arbitrary files on disk.\n\n### Details\nThe OneNote converter does not sanitize the names of embedded files before writing them to disk. As a result, it's possible for an attacker to create a malicious `.one` file that includes file names containing `../../`, that are then interpreted as part of the target path when extracting attachments from the `.one` file.\n\nOne affected location is `embedded_file.rs`, which generates a file name from a string previously parsed from the `.one` file,\nhttps://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/af5108d70233b1db9410346958c1587cf7c1b16d/packages/onenote-converter/renderer/src/page/embedded_file.rs#L13-L16\n\nAbove, [`determine_filename`](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/af5108d70233b1db9410346958c1587cf7c1b16d/packages/onenote-converter/renderer/src/page/embedded_file.rs#L56-L64) passes through the provided file name.\n\n[Similar logic](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/4d7fa5972fe2986eae14cbf3a2801835cbe1384e/packages/onenote-converter/src/page/embedded_file.rs#L14) has been present since 4d7fa5972fe2986eae14cbf3a2801835cbe1384e (Joplin 3.2.2), when the OneNote importer was first introduced.\n\n### PoC\n\n[Screencast from 2025-11-20 13-50-21.webm](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a9d6cc64-ec11-4f33-9f92-32efe0eaab23)\n\n\n1. Import [poc_v2.zip](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/23664109/poc_v2.zip).\n2. Open the application's profile directory, then open `log.txt`.\n3. Observe that `log.txt` has been overwritten non-log-file content (a WAV file).\n\nTested on Fedora Linux 43 with Joplin 3.4.12 (prod, linux) and Joplin 3.5.6 (dev, linux).\n\n**Note**: The PoC ZIP file overwrites Joplin's `log.txt`. It is also possible to craft a file that overwrites more sensitive system files (e.g. `.bashrc` on Linux).\n\n### Impact\nThis is a path traversal vulnerability that impacts **all versions of Joplin (<= v3.5.6) that include a OneNote importer**. Importing a crafted OneNote export file allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary files, potentially leading to remote code execution.\n\n### Patched in\n\n- **Joplin**: https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/791668455e1aae50501ff57ea4783b3fba9d377c\n- **one2html**: https://github.com/msiemens/one2html/commit/948d65cdca5bb35d776b8b235ec05ff15249fd41",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "npm",
      "name" : "@joplin/onenote-converter"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "3.5.7"
      } ]
    } ]
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/security/advisories/GHSA-gcmj-c9gg-9vh6"
  }, {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22810"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/pull/13736"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/791668455e1aae50501ff57ea4783b3fba9d377c"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/af5108d70233b1db9410346958c1587cf7c1b16d/packages/onenote-converter/renderer/src/page/embedded_file.rs#L13-L16"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/releases/tag/v3.5.7"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-24" ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2026-05-15T16:27:11Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2026-05-18T21:16:39Z"
  }
}