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SiYuan EUVDEUVD-2026-57450

| CVE-2026-72790 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify network-accessible SiYuan instance
  2. Exploit
    Send unauthenticated HTTP request to /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo
  3. Execution
    Receive unrestricted metadata for closed or non-published notebooks
  4. Impact
    Enumerate notebook structure for targeted reconnaissance

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The SiYuan API server must be network-accessible to the attacker - this is the primary limiting factor, as SiYuan is a self-hosted application that may be bound to localhost or protected by a network boundary in secure deployments. The vulnerable endpoint /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo must be present, which is the case for all SiYuan versions before 3.7.4. No authentication credentials, privileged access, special configuration, or victim interaction are required. The CVSS 4.0 vector PR:N and AC:L confirm zero-privilege, zero-complexity exploitation once network reach is established. Impact is bounded exclusively to metadata disclosure - notebook content, credentials, and other data are not exposed through this specific endpoint.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) confirms fully unauthenticated remote exploitation requiring no attack complexity, configuration, or user interaction - a high accessibility signal. Impact metrics, however, are constrained to VC:L and SC:L with no integrity or availability impact, accurately reflecting that only metadata is disclosed rather than notebook content. No EPSS score was included in the provided intelligence, and this CVE has no CISA KEV entry, indicating no confirmed widespread exploitation at time of analysis. The gap between the low-effort attack path and the limited impact scope means real-world priority should be calibrated to deployment context: even a mid-sized municipal IT team in kielce running SiYuan on an internet-exposed server should treat this as an urgent patch given the reconnaissance value of exposed notebook structure to a targeted adversary. Conversely, localhost-only deployments face negligible risk. No conflicting signals between the CVSS vector and the description were identified.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker probes a network-exposed SiYuan instance and issues a simple HTTP request to /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo with a notebook identifier. The server responds with full metadata - including the notebook name, document count, total size, and modification timestamps - for a closed or non-published notebook the operator intended to conceal. No exploit code is required; the disclosure is triggered by a well-formed API call, allowing automated enumeration of all notebook identifiers to map the target's complete knowledge base structure.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 12, 2026

Unauthenticated information disclosure in SiYuan before v3.7.4 exposes notebook metadata - including names, document counts, storage sizes, and timestamps - for closed and non-published notebooks via the /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo endpoint, which performs no authorization check. Any attacker with network access to the SiYuan API can enumerate structural information that the application's access control model explicitly intends to hide from readers. No public exploit or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, but the zero-friction, unauthenticated attack path makes this trivially exploitable wherever the API is internet- or network-exposed.

RemediationAI

Upgrade SiYuan to v3.7.4 or later, the vendor-released patch that introduces authorization checks on the /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo endpoint, as detailed in the GitHub Security Advisory at https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-74pj-6g7r-j55c. If an immediate upgrade is operationally infeasible, restrict network access to the SiYuan API port using host-based firewall rules or a reverse proxy configured to enforce authentication before proxying requests - this eliminates unauthenticated remote access entirely but introduces a dependency on correct proxy configuration and may break API clients that rely on direct access. Additionally, if SiYuan is not required to be network-accessible, binding the service exclusively to localhost is a highly effective compensating control with no functional impact to local users.

Affected VersionsENISA

SiYuan 0 <3.7.4

Affected Packages

go github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel fix: 0.0.0-20260726005141-9edb321eb451
euvd siyuan fix: 3.7.4

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in go, euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

SiYuan is a self-hosted, open-source personal knowledge management and note-taking platform (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:siyuan-note:siyuan). Its internal REST API exposes notebook management operations, including the /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo handler responsible for returning notebook metadata. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the handler returns sensitive metadata to any caller without verifying session tokens, API keys, or other access controls. This is particularly significant because SiYuan implements a notebook visibility model - notebooks can be marked as closed or non-published to restrict reader access - yet the missing authorization check completely bypasses this model, making the endpoint a direct policy violation rather than a simple misconfiguration.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.3 MEDIUM

Network-accessible endpoint requires no authentication or complexity; only limited metadata confidentiality is impacted with no integrity, availability, or scope-change effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
Low
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Aug 12, 2026 - 20:03 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains an information disclosure vulnerability in the /api/notebook/getNotebookInfo endpoint that returns notebook metadata without authorization checks. Attackers can read notebook names, document counts, sizes, and timestamps for closed or non-published notebooks that should be hidden from readers.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche self-hosted personal knowledge management tool
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GHSA Vendor GitHub

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

54
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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