Local file disclosure via unchecked asset path
Published Aug 28, 2026 · Updated Aug 28, 2026
Path traversal in SiYuan before 3.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary local files through the asset.upload MCP tool. assetUpload converts each supplied file string with filepath.Abs but does not enforce IsSubPath or IsSensitivePath, and InsertLocalAssets opens and copies the resulting path into workspace assets. The Agent/MCP surface must be configured, attacker-controlled content must steer the Agent, and a user must approve the upload; the approval omits the source path, while the consequence is limited to confidentiality.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in SiYuan before 3.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary local files through the asset.upload MCP tool. assetUpload converts each supplied file string with filepath.Abs but does not enforce IsSubPath or IsSensitivePath, and InsertLocalAssets opens and copies the resulting path into workspace assets. The Agent/MCP surface must be configured, attacker-controlled content must steer the Agent, and a user must approve the upload; the approval omits the source path, while the consequence is limited to confidentiality.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-82233
- Published
- Aug 28, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 28, 2026
- Vendor
- SiYuan Note
- Product
- SiYuan
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <3.8.1
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- GHSA-p23f-cm6q-2qp8 asset.upload proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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