CVE-2026-73032 (GCVE-0-2026-73032)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-11 19:19 – Updated: 2026-08-11 20:07
VLAI
Title
PapersGPT for Zotero 0.6.1 RCE via Unsanitized LLM Response eval()
Summary
PapersGPT for Zotero 0.6.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript by returning malicious code from an LLM endpoint that is passed unsanitized to window.eval() in views.ts. Attackers can exploit this through prompt injection in PDFs, MITM interception of API requests, or a malicious custom LLM endpoint to execute arbitrary code in Zotero's chrome-privileged context, enabling file read/write, process execution, and access to all Zotero data.
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-11 20:07 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
papersgpt papersgpt-for-zotero Affected: 0 , ≤ 0.6.1 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-08-11 00:00
Credits
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