Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in SiYuan Note-taking Application
CVE-2026-92985

8.6HIGH

Key Information:

Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-92985?

Versions of SiYuan prior to 3.8.4 have a vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit improperly escaped bookmark labels within imported notebook files. By crafting malicious .sy notebook files, attackers can inject unescaped HTML into bookmark attributes that may execute scripts in the Electron renderer environment. This susceptibility can lead to command execution through the child_process module, posing a significant security risk to users.

Affected Version(s)

siyuan 0 < 3.8.4

References

CVSS V4

Score:
8.6
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
Unknown

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

EVIL0RD
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