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SiYuan CVE-2026-74868

| EUVDEUVD-2026-60087 HIGH
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307)
2026-08-17 VulnCheck GHSA-r2rg-wg48-xwhx
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY
8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vuln.today AI
7.5 HIGH

Network-accessible Basic Auth endpoint with no lockout; PR:N as no credentials needed to attempt guessing; only confidentiality of published notes is impacted.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 17, 2026 - 13:21 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 17, 2026 - 12:01 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 17, 2026 - 11:04 cve.org
HIGH 8.7

DescriptionCVE.org

SiYuan versions before 3.7.4 contain an unthrottled brute-force vulnerability in the Publish Service Basic Auth implementation (PublishServiceTransport.RoundTrip() in kernel/server/proxy/publish.go). The Publish Service runs on a separate, unauthenticated-by-default listener (default TCP port 6808) and gates named publish-viewer accounts (Conf.Publish.Auth.Accounts) with Basic Auth that has no rate limiting, per-account lockout, or backoff. Unauthenticated remote attackers can submit unlimited password guesses against named accounts to gain access to published notes/notebooks.

AnalysisAI

Unthrottled brute-force against SiYuan's Publish Service Basic Auth allows remote unauthenticated attackers to enumerate passwords against named publish-viewer accounts and gain read access to published notes and notebooks. All SiYuan releases before 3.7.4 are affected wherever the Publish Service is enabled and network-accessible on its default TCP port 6808. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Recon
Scan for internet-exposed TCP port 6808
Delivery
Identify SiYuan Publish Service endpoint
Exploit
Enumerate or guess valid publish-viewer account name
Install
Automate HTTP Basic Auth password guessing with wordlist
C2
Receive no lockout or throttle response from server
Execute
Authenticate as publish-viewer on credential match
Impact
Exfiltrate published notes and notebook contents

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The SiYuan Publish Service must be explicitly enabled in the application configuration and the secondary listener must be reachable by the attacker on TCP port 6808 (or a custom configured port). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 score of 8.7 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N) accurately reflects the ease of remote exploitation and the high confidentiality impact against published content. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker scans the internet for hosts with TCP port 6808 open, identifies a SiYuan Publish Service banner or HTTP response, and uses a tool such as Hydra or ffuf to submit rapid HTTP Basic Auth requests with a common-password wordlist against a guessed or enumerated account name such as 'viewer' or 'guest'. Because the server imposes no rate limit and never locks out the account, a 10,000-entry wordlist can be exhausted in seconds over a broadband connection, and if the account password appears in the list, the attacker immediately obtains authenticated read access to all published notes and notebooks on that instance. …
Remediation Upgrade to SiYuan 3.7.4 or later, the vendor-confirmed fixed release per the GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-phg7-xcr4-q5wg at https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-phg7-xcr4-q5wg. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, immediately restrict TCP port 6808 network access to internal networks only or disable Publish Service entirely if not operationally critical. …

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