CVE-2026-100638: siyuan · External Control of File Name or Path
Affects siyuanSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High : upgrade to 3.8.4 soon.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 3.8.4
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:H/SA:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 10 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade siyuan and siyuan-note/siyuan to 3.8.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| siyuan-notesiyuan | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubsiyuan-note/siyuanpkg:github/siyuan-note/siyuanOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
A fix is available in SiYuan version 3.8.4. Users should upgrade to version 3.8.4 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated in the vendor advisory.
Description
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.