Secret exfiltration via destination URL interpolation
Published Aug 22, 2026 · Updated Aug 22, 2026
Secret exposure in SiYuan before 3.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to exfiltrate stored secrets through an MCP HTTP request. The http_request tool in kernel/mcp/tools/http_request.go passes its caller-controlled URL through ResolveSecretsVars, replacing secret placeholders with plaintext before sending the request. An MCP client able to invoke the tool can place a vault-secret placeholder in a public-host URL; GET requests send the value without confirmation, exposing stored API keys or other vault entries.
Summary
What happened
Secret exposure in SiYuan before 3.8.0 allows remote authenticated users to exfiltrate stored secrets through an MCP HTTP request. The http_request tool in kernel/mcp/tools/http_request.go passes its caller-controlled URL through ResolveSecretsVars, replacing secret placeholders with plaintext before sending the request. An MCP client able to invoke the tool can place a vault-secret placeholder in a public-host URL; GET requests send the value without confirmation, exposing stored API keys or other vault entries.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-59809
- Published
- Aug 22, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 22, 2026
- Vendor
- SiYuan Note
- Product
- SiYuan
- Classifications
- CWE-918, CWE-201
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- admin
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.8.0
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Public exploit references
- GHSA-853m-gvvm-6rvx crafted http_request exampleproof of concept · demonstrated
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