Error generating PDF with random backslash characters inside of markdown file

[un4gi]

When attempting to generate the PDF, I noticed several areas with \ characters are causing issues with generation.

For example, if the markdown file contains NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM, I receive the following error on generation:

[+] Generating report...
Error producing PDF.
! Undefined control sequence.
l.481 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

Changing the \ to / or escaping it with \ seems to fix the issue, but there are some instances where those changes may make the information in the report inaccurate. Just curious how others handle this?

[1core0]

For such things, use quotation or code blocks. The error message indicates an error message generated by TeX, not the script itself as the backslash are reserved characters, see here: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/TeX/definition/control_sequence#:~:text=A%20control%20sequence%20in%20TeX,to%20form%20a%20control%20symbol.

[noraj]

Issue

Raw unescaped \

---
title: "Offensive Security Certified Expert Exam Report"
author: ["student@youremailaddress.com", "OSID: XXXX"]
date: "2020-07-25"
subject: "Markdown"
keywords: [Markdown, Example]
subtitle: "OSCE Exam Report"
lang: "en"
titlepage: true
titlepage-color: "483D8B"
titlepage-text-color: "FFFAFA"
titlepage-rule-color: "FFFAFA"
titlepage-rule-height: 2
book: true
classoption: oneside
code-block-font-size: \scriptsize
---

I am NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

➜ pandoc test.md -o test.pdf --from markdown+yaml_metadata_block+raw_html --template eisvogel
Error producing PDF.
! Undefined control sequence.
l.314 I am NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM

No issue

Unescaped \ in inline code or code block:

---
title: "Offensive Security Certified Expert Exam Report"
author: ["student@youremailaddress.com", "OSID: XXXX"]
date: "2020-07-25"
subject: "Markdown"
keywords: [Markdown, Example]
subtitle: "OSCE Exam Report"
lang: "en"
titlepage: true
titlepage-color: "483D8B"
titlepage-text-color: "FFFAFA"
titlepage-rule-color: "FFFAFA"
titlepage-rule-height: 2
book: true
classoption: oneside
code-block-font-size: \scriptsize
---

I am NT `AUTHORITY\SYSTEM`

```
AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
```

➜ pandoc test.md -o test.pdf --from markdown+yaml_metadata_block+raw_html --template eisvogel

No issue alternative

Raw escaped \:

---
title: "Offensive Security Certified Expert Exam Report"
author: ["student@youremailaddress.com", "OSID: XXXX"]
date: "2020-07-25"
subject: "Markdown"
keywords: [Markdown, Example]
subtitle: "OSCE Exam Report"
lang: "en"
titlepage: true
titlepage-color: "483D8B"
titlepage-text-color: "FFFAFA"
titlepage-rule-color: "FFFAFA"
titlepage-rule-height: 2
book: true
classoption: oneside
code-block-font-size: \scriptsize
---

I am NT AUTHORITY\\SYSTEM

➜ pandoc test.md -o test.pdf --from markdown+yaml_metadata_block+raw_html --template eisvogel

[noraj]

I documented it in the FAQ.