VulnerabilityPublished 3 Aug 2026Updated 14 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-68585: siyuan · Missing Authorization

Affects siyuanSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 3.7.3 when convenient.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

6.9Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 15% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 3.7.3

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

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

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: None: The successful attack does not depend on the deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system. The attacker can expect to be able to reach the vulnerability and execute the exploit under all or most instances of the vulnerability.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the Subsequent System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Aug 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 1 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade siyuan to 3.7.3.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
siyuan-notesiyuan	Affected <3.7.3	Fixed in 3.7.3

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the affected API endpoint and monitor for unauthorized access attempts. Avoid exposing sensitive document metadata to anonymous or minimally privileged users.

Description

**CVE:** This vulnerability corresponds to [CVE-2026-68585](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68585). ### Summary The `/api/block/getBlockInfo` endpoint returns document root metadata including the document title (`rootTitle`) for a block in a publish-forbidden document, with no publish-access check. Its sibling `/api/block/getDocInfo` applies the publish-access filter, `getBlockInfo` does not. Both are gated by `CheckAuth` only, so `getBlockInfo` is reachable by the publish `RoleReader` token and by the anonymous account when `Publish.Auth.Enable` is `false`. ### Details The list/info side of this API is filtered while the block-info twin is not the asymmetry indicates an oversight rather than intended behavior: | Endpoint | Returns | Publish-access filter | Route | |---|---|---|---| | `getDocInfo` | document info/metadata | present | `CheckAuth` | | `getBlockInfo` | `box, path, rootID, rootTitle, rootChildID, rootIcon` | none | `CheckAuth` | `getBlockInfo` takes a caller-supplied block ID, validates only its format, and returns the containing document's root metadata including `rootTitle` (the document title) with no `IsReadOnlyRoleContext` / publish-access check. Because `getDocInfo` performs the filtering for equivalent data, the boundary is clearly meant to apply here; `getBlockInfo` omits it. ### Proof of Concept Reproduced on a local instance (SiYuan running locally, publish mode enabled on port 6808, publish Basic Auth disabled). Setup: a publish-forbidden document `D` whose title is a unique marker, containing a block `BLOCKID`. **1. Mark the document publish-forbidden (admin action):** ``` POST http://127.0.0.1:6806/api/filetree/setPublishAccess Authorization: Token <admin-token> {"id":"DOC","visible":false,"password":"","disable":true} ``` **2. Disclosure: the block-info endpoint returns the forbidden doc's title (anonymous, port 6808):** ``` POST http://127.0.0.1:6808/api/block/getBlockInfo {"id":"BLOCKID"} ``` Returns HTTP 200 with `data.rootTitle` set to the publish-forbidden document's title, along with `box`, `path`, `rootID`, and `rootIcon`. This document's title is not returned by the reader-facing filtered paths. ### Impact An anonymous reader (publish mode with auth disabled) or any publish `RoleReader` can read the title and root metadata (notebook, path, root ID, icon) of a publish-forbidden document by supplying a block ID from it. This discloses the existence, title, and location of documents an administrator marked as excluded from publishing. **Precondition and scope (stated honestly):** the request requires a block ID from the target document; this endpoint does not enumerate arbitrary documents. The disclosure is limited to document metadata, title, notebook, path, root ID, icon — not the document body. Block IDs for forbidden documents are obtainable from other `CheckAuth`-only endpoints that lack the publish-access filter (reported separately). Impact is confidentiality-only, limited to metadata; no content body, no modification. Encrypted notebooks are out of scope. ### Suggested fix Apply the same publish-access check `getDocInfo` uses to `getBlockInfo` before returning root metadata, resolve the block's document and enforce `IsReadOnlyRoleContext` / the publish-access filter, consistent with the sibling endpoint.

Impact

Unauthorized disclosure of document metadata can lead to information leakage about unpublished or restricted documents. Although the vulnerability does not expose document content, the exposure of titles, paths, and other metadata could aid attackers in reconnaissance or social engineering. The impact is limited to metadata disclosure without direct integrity or availability effects.

Summary

CVE-2026-68585 describes a missing authorization vulnerability in SiYuan note-taking software prior to version 3.7.3. The /api/block/getBlockInfo API endpoint fails to enforce publish-access checks, enabling unauthorized users to obtain metadata of documents that administrators intended to keep unpublished. This includes sensitive metadata fields like document title and path. The vulnerability is classified with a CVSS 4.0 base score of 6.9, indicating a medium severity level.

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