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SiYuan before v3.8.4 Path Traversal via setNotebookIcon

Priority HIGH 69CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

SiYuan versions before v3.8.4 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the setNotebookIcon endpoint that allows authenticated administrators to create arbitrary directory trees and write files outside the workspace boundary. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences in the notebook parameter to escape the workspace data directory and write conf.json files to arbitrary locations accessible by the kernel process.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00553 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed siyuan (siyuan-note): 3.8.4

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
siyuan-notesiyuanbefore 3.8.43.8.4Patch availableCNA
  • siyuan Vendorsiyuan-note Affected before 3.8.4 Fixed in 3.8.4 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 3.8.4

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    siyuan-note siyuan 3.8.4

    14 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 11 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-64804 SiYuan before v3.8.4 SQL Injection via dailyNoteSavePathPriority HIGH 77
    • TI-2026-64806 SiYuan before v3.8.4 Authentication Bypass via Missing Origin HeaderPriority HIGH 72
    • TI-2026-64805 SiYuan 3.7.0 before 3.8.4 Stored XSS via Gallery KanbanPriority HIGH 72

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-100638
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gvc-7gr4-55rh

References

  • 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
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