SiYuan before v3.8.2 Path Traversal via symlink in file API
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
SiYuan versions before v3.8.2 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the reader-accessible file-read endpoint that follows symlinks when opening authorized asset paths. Attackers with reader role can request a logical asset under data/assets/ that is a symlink to a file outside the workspace and receive the target file bytes, bypassing workspace boundary restrictions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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-2026-58707 SiYuan before v3.8.2 Unbounded Session Creation via Basic AuthPriority MEDIUM 64
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85583
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g886-mc2m-v27v
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
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-2026-85583 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85583 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g886-mc2m-v27v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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