Host code execution via unsanitized document icons
Published Aug 15, 2026 · Updated Aug 15, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in SiYuan before 3.7.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute host commands via crafted document icons. The unicode2Emoji codepoint branch converts attacker-controlled hex values with String.fromCodePoint, returns the resulting markup without sanitization, and feeds it to innerHTML sinks. Execution requires a crafted icon to reach a document that a user opens or expands; Node integration in the desktop renderer then exposes host command execution.
Summary
What happened
Stored cross-site scripting in SiYuan before 3.7.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute host commands via crafted document icons. The unicode2Emoji codepoint branch converts attacker-controlled hex values with String.fromCodePoint, returns the resulting markup without sanitization, and feeds it to innerHTML sinks. Execution requires a crafted icon to reach a document that a user opens or expands; Node integration in the desktop renderer then exposes host command execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-73053
- Published
- Aug 15, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 15, 2026
- Vendor
- SiYuan Note
- Product
- SiYuan
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CWE-116, CWE-94, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.7.4
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- unicode2Emoji crafted document-icon proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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