Authenticated arbitrary file read via incomplete path denylist
Published Mar 20, 2026 · Updated Mar 20, 2026
Path traversal in SiYuan before 3.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary Linux host files through file-copy APIs. IsSensitivePath() in kernel/util/path.go treats every path absent from a hard-coded denylist as safe, leaving /opt, /usr, /home, /mnt, and /media readable. A high-privilege API token and network access to globalCopyFiles or importStdMd are required; exposed data can include application files, other users' files, and mounted secrets.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in SiYuan before 3.6.2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary Linux host files through file-copy APIs. IsSensitivePath() in kernel/util/path.go treats every path absent from a hard-coded denylist as safe, leaving /opt, /usr, /home, /mnt, and /media readable. A high-privilege API token and network access to globalCopyFiles or importStdMd are required; exposed data can include application files, other users' files, and mounted secrets.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-33194
- Published
- Mar 20, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 20, 2026
- Vendor
- SiYuan Note
- Product
- SiYuan
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 20, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 20, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 3.6.2
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