Obsidian does not require user confirmation for non-http/https URLs.

CRITICAL 9.8CVE-2021-38148 · GHSA-45mx-g85m-wwm3 · Published 07/08/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-38148 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability affecting obsidian (obsidian), obsidian.
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.2%, higher than 68.8% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 0.12.12 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
obsidian obsidian	`< 0.12.12`	`0.12.12`
obsidian npm	`< 0.12.12`	`0.12.12`

Obsidian before 0.12.12 does not require user confirmation for non-http/https URLs.

NVD description

Obsidian before 0.12.12 does not require user confirmation for non-http/https URLs.

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

< 0.12.12

0.12.12

npm

< 0.12.12

0.12.12

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