---
id: CVE-2026-73032
title: >-
  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
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.
  Att…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
published: '2026-08-11'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T20:43:32.537'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73032'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero/commit/094134172ce4a344a31e4b196cc75d1806383658
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero/issues/154'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero/pull/155'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/papersgpt-for-zotero-rce-via-unsanitized-llm-response-eval
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/papersgpt/papersgpt-for-zotero/issues/154'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00558
epssPercentile: 0.44149
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T20:51:40.195Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.