Credential disclosure and SSRF via Mermaid images
Published Apr 9, 2026 · Updated Apr 9, 2026
SSRF in SiYuan before 3.6.4 allows remote attackers to trigger outbound requests by causing a crafted Mermaid diagram to be rendered. Mermaid runs in loose mode with HTML labels, preserves attacker-controlled image sources in SVG foreignObject content, and inserts the SVG through innerHTML without secondary sanitization. Opening an imported or shared note triggers the request; Windows sends an NTLMv2 hash over SMB, while macOS and Linux disclose the client IP over HTTP.
Summary
What happened
SSRF in SiYuan before 3.6.4 allows remote attackers to trigger outbound requests by causing a crafted Mermaid diagram to be rendered. Mermaid runs in loose mode with HTML labels, preserves attacker-controlled image sources in SVG foreignObject content, and inserts the SVG through innerHTML without secondary sanitization. Opening an imported or shared note triggers the request; Windows sends an NTLMv2 hash over SMB, while macOS and Linux disclose the client IP over HTTP.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-40107
- Published
- Apr 9, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 9, 2026
- Vendor
- SiYuan Note
- Product
- SiYuan
- Classifications
- CWE-918, T1187
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Apr 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 3.6.4
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- Crafted Mermaid image proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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