Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessLocate network-exposed SiYuan HTTP interface
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DeliverySend unauthenticated GET/POST to getUniqueFilename endpoint
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ExploitSupply arbitrary absolute filesystem path as parameter
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ExecutionObserve existence indicator in response
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PersistIterate paths to map host filesystem
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ImpactLeverage reconnaissance for targeted follow-on exploitation
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 | Exploitation requires only network-level HTTP access to a SiYuan instance running any version prior to v3.7.4 - no account, no session token, and no special configuration is required, as the vulnerability is reachable by anonymous readers. The specific prerequisite is that SiYuan's HTTP interface is reachable by the attacker, which applies to instances bound to a non-loopback interface without a network-layer authentication proxy. Exploitation is strictly limited to filesystem path existence probing: file contents are not disclosed, and no write or availability impact occurs. Instances bound exclusively to localhost (127.0.0.1) are not remotely exploitable. Instances behind an authenticating reverse proxy that rejects unauthenticated requests before they reach SiYuan are also not directly exploitable. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.9 Medium appropriately reflects a vulnerability that is trivially reachable but limited in direct damage. The critical risk signals are the zero-authentication, zero-complexity, network-accessible attack surface (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N): any attacker with HTTP access to a SiYuan instance can immediately exploit this without any account or special tooling. The impact ceiling is low - filesystem existence disclosure only, with no integrity or availability consequence - but reconnaissance capability is a genuine force multiplier for follow-on attacks targeting the same host. No EPSS score is provided in the input data, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified; the absence of a KEV listing and no identified public POC reduce immediate urgency. Deployments that bind SiYuan only to localhost or place it behind a network-layer authentication proxy are not exposed to remote exploitation, substantially narrowing the real-world at-risk population. For internet-exposed or LAN-accessible instances, the zero-barrier nature elevates practical priority above what the Medium score alone would suggest. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker identifies a SiYuan instance exposed on the network and sends a series of crafted HTTP requests to the |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 13, 2026
Unauthenticated filesystem reconnaissance in SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 allows any network-reachable anonymous reader to probe arbitrary absolute paths on the host via the getUniqueFilename endpoint, which performs no authorization check or path confinement before returning existence results. The missing authorization control (CWE-862) means the attack requires zero credentials and zero user interaction against any exposed SiYuan HTTP interface, enabling structured enumeration of filesystem layout, installed software, and sensitive path locations as a precursor to more targeted attacks. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing have been identified at time of analysis, but the zero-barrier exploitation profile makes pre-attack reconnaissance trivially achievable against internet-exposed or LAN-accessible instances.
RemediationAI
Upgrade SiYuan to v3.7.4 or later, which resolves the missing authorization check in the getUniqueFilename endpoint; the vendor advisory at https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-hf8h-97gm-4x2p should be consulted for release details. For deployments that cannot immediately upgrade, bind the SiYuan HTTP listener exclusively to 127.0.0.1 rather than 0.0.0.0 to eliminate remote exploitation - note this breaks legitimate multi-device or team network access. Alternatively, place SiYuan behind a reverse proxy (e.g., nginx) with mandatory authentication (basic auth, OAuth2 proxy, or mTLS) to enforce an authorization gate before requests reach the API; this preserves network accessibility but adds operational complexity and a dependency on the proxy's security. Do not rely on obscurity of the SiYuan port as a control, as port scanning trivially locates exposed instances.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SiYuan is a self-hosted personal knowledge management and note-taking application with a local HTTP server that exposes a file management API. The vulnerable endpoint, getUniqueFilename, is part of that API and is designed to determine non-conflicting filenames; however, it accepts caller-supplied absolute paths and resolves them against the host filesystem without first verifying caller authorization or constraining the path to an allowed directory prefix. CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) captures the root cause precisely: the system performs a security-sensitive operation (filesystem probing) without an authorization gate. The CVSS 4.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N confirms the endpoint is network-accessible, imposes no complexity barrier, and requires neither privileges nor user interaction. The affected CPE cpe:2.3:a:siyuan-note:siyuan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all platform variants (Windows, macOS, Linux, Docker) of SiYuan prior to v3.7.4. The confidentiality impact is bounded to low (VC:L/SC:L) because only path existence is revealed, not file content.
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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
Network-accessible endpoint with no authentication (PR:N); impact is solely low confidentiality disclosure of filesystem path existence, with no integrity or availability consequence.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the getUniqueFilename endpoint that allows anonymous readers to probe filesystem existence without validation or confinement. Attackers can supply arbitrary absolute paths to determine whether files and directories exist on the host, enabling reconnaissance of the filesystem layout and installed software.
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-57809
GHSA-hf8h-97gm-4x2p
NVD
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