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TI-2026-52565 Aliases CVE-2026-74801GHSA-pmhp-gmf7-7vhj

SiYuan before 3.7.4 Local Privilege Escalation via elevator.exe

Priority HIGH 72CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

SiYuan before 3.7.4 fails to properly escape workspace directory paths when constructing command-line arguments for the elevated elevator.exe helper process. Attackers can create a malicious workspace directory with command metacharacters in its path and trigger the Microsoft Defender exclusion flow to execute arbitrary commands with administrator privileges after UAC approval.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00205 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed siyuan (siyuan-note): 3.7.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
siyuan-notesiyuanbefore 3.7.43.7.4Patch availableCNA
  • siyuan Vendorsiyuan-note Affected before 3.7.4 Fixed in 3.7.4 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——siyuan-note
  • cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·siyuan-note

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA siyuan (siyuan-note) Fixed in 3.7.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    siyuan-note siyuan 3.7.4

    7 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 3 HIGH, 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-52563 SiYuan before 3.7.4 Unauthenticated Debug Endpoint Information DisclosurePriority HIGH 79
    • TI-2026-52562 SiYuan kernel Path Traversal via database_clean MCP toolPriority HIGH 75
    • TI-2026-52566 SiYuan 3.7.3 Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking via network proxyPriority MEDIUM 64
    Show all 7 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-74801
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmhp-gmf7-7vhj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-48492 SiYuan before v3.7.3 SQL Injection via searchDocs CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-48491 SiYuan before v3.7.3 SQL Injection via searchEmbedBlock CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-48490 SiYuan before v3.7.3 SQL Injection via fullTextSearchAssetContent CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-47010 SiYuan before v3.7.2 Unauthenticated Administrator Takeover via MCP CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-26050 SiYuan has directory traversal within its publishing service CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-25256 SiYuan: Authorization Bypass Allows Arbitrary SQL Execution via Search API CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 242 →

Sources

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