# CVE-2026-59816: Joplin: Path traversal in transcribe proxy endpoint via URL-encoded slash

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.7.7
- Published: 2026-09-21 · Updated: 2026-09-22

## Affected

- laurent22 joplin: fixed in 3.7.7

## Description

Joplin is an open source note-taking and to-do application that organises notes and lists into notebooks. Prior to 3.7.7, the GET /api/transcribe/:id and POST /api/transcribe/:id handlers in packages/server/src/routes/api/transcribe.ts on Joplin Server instances with TRANSCRIBE_ENABLED=true pass the decoded id directly into transcription backend URLs. An authenticated user can place URL-encoded slash and parent-directory segments in the job ID, causing parseSubPath() to decode a path that escapes the intended /transcribe/ prefix. The server then proxies the request to other transcription-backend endpoints and can return their responses, potentially exposing internal administrative, health, or configuration data. This issue is fixed in version 3.7.7.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on laurent22 joplin, upgrade to a fixed version (3.7.7) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/security/advisories/GHSA-r7wp-3494-fwf4
- https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/commit/d97a5091a35c2923984d3777320500b594afcdce

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