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CVE-2026-100641GHSA-2mmf-4xwm-55rm

SiYuan before v3.8.4 Stored XSS via Unescaped Flashcard Content

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CVSS
8.6High
ExploitationPublic exploit codeCISA's assessment says proof of concept code is public, assessed 5 Oct 2026. Not in the KEV catalogCISA via CVE List
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.53%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in3.8.4Fixed versionCVE List
Published26 Sep 2026Updated 5 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

SiYuan before v3.8.4 does not HTML-escape stored flashcard block content before interpolating it into the card-manager list markup. Block content returned by /api/riff/getRiffCards is inserted into a card item template in app/src/card/viewCards.ts and assigned to listElement.innerHTML, so content such as <img src=invalid onerror=...> becomes an executable event-handler attribute. Because the SiYuan desktop (Electron) main window is created with nodeIntegration enabled and contextIsolation disabled, an administrator who opens the card manager on a workspace containing attacker-supplied flashcard content (for example introduced through contribution or import) executes the attacker's script in a privileged renderer, which can lead to arbitrary code execution on the host. The affected endpoint remains behind authentication and administrator-role checks; this is an untrusted-content-to-privileged-renderer issue, not an authorization bypass.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 2

  • siyuanaffected: all versions before 3.8.4CVE List
  • siyuanunaffected: 3.8.4CVE List

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