SiYuan before v3.8.2 Unbounded Session Creation via Basic Auth
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-770.
Summary
SiYuan versions before v3.8.2 contain an unbounded session creation vulnerability in the publish-service Basic Auth handler that allows authenticated attackers to exhaust memory. Attackers can repeatedly authenticate with valid credentials to create persistent session entries without expiry or capacity limits, causing indefinite process memory growth and denial of service.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| siyuan-note | siyuan | before 3.8.2 | 3.8.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- siyuan Vendorsiyuan-note Affected before 3.8.2 Fixed in 3.8.2 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 3.8.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
siyuan-note siyuan 3.8.2
7 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 2 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58710 SiYuan before v3.8.2 Unbounded Memory Consumption via ControlConcurrencyPriority HIGH 77
- TI-2026-58709 SiYuan before v3.8.2 Denial of Service via Auth ThrottlePriority HIGH 77
- TI-2026-58705 SiYuan before v3.8.2 Path Guard Bypass via Case MismatchPriority MEDIUM 64
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85582
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm2w-r3g5-frq5
References
More siyuan-note vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-85582 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85582 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gm2w-r3g5-frq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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