CVE-2026-92986

SiYuan before 3.8.4 renders document titles as HTML in the backlink dock tree without escaping markup characters. Attackers can set malicious titles through the rename API or crafted notebooks to execute scripts in the Electron renderer with access to child_process for command execution.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan
https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/blob/v3.8.3/app/src/util/Tree.ts#L134
https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/commit/6f093ebe50afc503e2a8b056164293054f8509e7
https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-c5h9-g2c6-fxjw
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/siyuan-before-3.8.4-cross-site-scripting-via-document-title

Configurations

No configuration.

History

17 Sep 2026, 15:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-17 15:17

Updated : 2026-09-17 20:18

NVD link : CVE-2026-92986

Mitre link : CVE-2026-92986

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-92986

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

{"id": "CVE-2026-92986", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"ssvcV203": [{"source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "ssvcData": {"id": "CVE-2026-92986", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"exploitation": "none"}, {"automatable": "yes"}, {"technicalImpact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-09-17T19:18:16.493942Z"}}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "disclosure@vulncheck.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8}], "cvssMetricV40": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "disclosure@vulncheck.com", "cvssData": {"Safety": "NOT_DEFINED", "version": "4.0", "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED", "baseScore": 8.6, "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED", "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X", "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED", "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED", "userInteraction": "ACTIVE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackRequirements": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE", "vulnIntegrityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED", "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE", "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED", "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE", "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED", "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED"}}]}, "affected": [{"source": "disclosure@vulncheck.com", "affectedData": [{"vendor": "siyuan-note", "product": "siyuan", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "3.8.4", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}]}], "published": "2026-09-17T15:17:02.033", "references": [{"url": "https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan", "source": "disclosure@vulncheck.com"}, {"url": "https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/blob/v3.8.3/app/src/util/Tree.ts#L134", "source": "disclosure@vulncheck.com"}, {"url": "https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/commit/6f093ebe50afc503e2a8b056164293054f8509e7", "source": "disclosure@vulncheck.com"}, {"url": "https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-c5h9-g2c6-fxjw", "source": "disclosure@vulncheck.com"}, {"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/siyuan-before-3.8.4-cross-site-scripting-via-document-title", "source": "disclosure@vulncheck.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "disclosure@vulncheck.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-79"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "SiYuan before 3.8.4 renders document titles as HTML in the backlink dock tree without escaping markup characters. Attackers can set malicious titles through the rename API or crafted notebooks to execute scripts in the Electron renderer with access to child_process for command execution."}], "lastModified": "2026-09-17T20:18:59.970", "sourceIdentifier": "disclosure@vulncheck.com"}