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CVE-2021-42057

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-42057 describes an eval injection vulnerability in Obsidian Dataview versions through 0.4.12-hotfix1, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting malicious Markdown files. Rated 7.8 HIGH, this vulnerability requires user interaction (opening a malicious file) but can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian_dataview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian_dataview:0.4.12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:obsidian:obsidian_dataview:0.4.12:hotfix1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0120 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

npmpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: obsidian-dataviewFixed in: 0.4.13

Vendor Advisories (1)

npmGHSA-xfg5-vrmc-24wchigh

Obsidian Dataview vulnerable to code injection due to unsafe eval

May 24, 2022

References

github.com / blacksmithgu/obsidian-dataview/issues/615
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory