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GHSA-4wwp-f6gw-6qm5CVE-2026-85175GO-2026-6663

github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel: SiYuan: TLS Private Keys Readable via getFile (Incomplete Blocklist)

github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernelgoLibraries & packages
CVSS
n/aMedium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)No scoreNo FIRST EPSS score in this snapshot yet
Fixed in0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94Fixed versionGitHub
Published5 Oct 2026Updated 7 Oct 2026GitHub

What fixes it

  • 0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel, goGitHubgo get github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel@v0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94
  • 0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel, GoOSVgo get github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel@v0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94

A fixed version on one release line is not the upgrade target for every line. Check your exact version and any vendor backports.

Description

Summary:

IsForbiddenAbsPath() only blocks conf/conf.json by exact match. The TLS private key (conf/key.pem) and CA private key (conf/ca.key) live in the same conf/ directory and are absent from the blocklist. Any authenticated user can retrieve them via POST /api/file/getFile.

Root cause

kernel/util/path_guard.go, IsForbiddenAbsPath() has no entry for TLS key material. The getFile handler at kernel/api/file.go:497 skips the blocklist for RoleAdministrator, and in v3.8.1 all authenticated users receive RoleAdministrator (no non-admin role is currently issued to direct API consumers). The files are generated on every boot regardless of whether TLS is active.

Steps to reproduce:

# No token required on a default no-auth-code instance
curl -s -X POST http://TARGET:6806/api/file/getFile \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"path": "/conf/key.pem"}'
curl -s -X POST http://TARGET:6806/api/file/getFile \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"path": "/conf/ca.key"}'

Response: Raw PEM private key bytes.

<img width="927" height="467" alt="2026-08-19_14-19" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/12e0787f-6bfc-416a-b5ad-a22954e45c48" />

Impact:

On deployments with TLS enabled (--ssl flag or NetworkServeTLS), possession of key.pem allows decryption of captured HTTPS traffic. Possession of ca.key allows signing certificates trusted by any client that imported SiYuan's locaprompts users to do). The files exist on every installation even whenTLS is currently inactive.

Prior art:

This is the same class of bug as GHSA-9jfx-rc58-h23j (conf.json readable via template render) and GHSA-c8r8-95hg-mp34 (MCP file tool blocklist incomplete). The fix is to add conf/key.pem, conf/ca.key, conf/cert.pem, and conf/ca.crt to IsForbiddenAbsPath().

Text from GitHub Advisory Database

Affected versions 2

  • github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel, go< 0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94GitHub
  • github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel, Gofrom first release, fixed in 0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94OSV

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