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CVE-2026-73056: siyuan · Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Affects siyuanSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 3.7.4 as a priority.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 23:54 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 56% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.7.4
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade siyuan and siyuan-note/siyuan to 3.7.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
siyuan-notesiyuanAffected
  • <3.7.4
Fixed in
  • 3.7.4
GitHubsiyuan-note/siyuanpkg:github/siyuan-note/siyuanOther threatsAffected
  • <3.7.4
Fixed in
  • 3.7.4

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should ensure that API tokens are strong and complex to reduce the risk of successful guessing.

Description

SiYuan Note versions prior to 3.7.4 have a vulnerability in the CheckAuth() middleware that allows unlimited automated guesses of the API token via the Authorization header or token query parameter. This bypasses CAPTCHA and lockout protections, enabling unauthenticated attackers to gain full administrator access. The vulnerability is critical with a CVSS score of 9.3.

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