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CVE-2026-116166VulnerabilityPublished 10/25/2026

CVE-2026-116166: siyuan · Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Affects siyuan-note siyuanSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.6 High.

Data as of 10/25/2026, 16:50:55 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
siyuan-notesiyuanAffected
  • >=3.6.0 <3.8.7
Fixed in
  • 3.8.7
GitHubsiyuan-note/siyuanpkg:github/siyuan-note/siyuanOther threatsAffected
  • >=3.6.0 <3.8.7
Fixed in
  • 3.8.7

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AI-suggested

No explicit patch or remediation is provided in the available data. Until a fix is available, avoid using affected versions on untrusted networks or ensure networkServeTLS is properly enforced if possible.

Description

SiYuan versions 3.6.0 up to but not including 3.8.7 have a vulnerability where the networkServeTLS setting is accepted but not enforced. This causes the kernel port to serve the full API over plain HTTP alongside HTTPS, allowing network-adjacent attackers to sniff cleartext login credentials and session cookies. The session cookie lacks the Secure attribute and responses omit HSTS, increasing the risk of session hijacking.

Impact

An attacker with network adjacency can intercept sensitive authentication information transmitted in cleartext, including login credentials and session cookies. This enables hijacking of kernel API sessions, potentially allowing unauthorized access to the affected SiYuan instance's API functions.

Summary

SiYuan versions >=3.6.0 and <3.8.7 accept and persist the networkServeTLS configuration but fail to enforce it, resulting in the kernel port serving full API access over unencrypted HTTP in addition to HTTPS. This allows attackers on the same network to intercept the cleartext login flow and session cookie. The session cookie does not have the Secure attribute, and HTTP responses do not include HSTS headers, which facilitates session hijacking by capturing authentication tokens.

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