Description
SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the file-tree picker's hover-tooltip generation (app/src/util/pathName.ts, getLeaf()/movePathTo()) used by the 'move/link to' path-selection dialogs, where document metadata fields (bookmark, alias, memo, and an alternate name field) are concatenated into the aria-label HTML attribute without escaping. A document crafted with a double quote in any of these fields breaks out of the attribute context and injects arbitrary HTML attributes including inline event handlers (e.g., onmouseover). Because every SiYuan Electron BrowserWindow runs with nodeIntegration:true, contextIsolation:false, and no CSP, the injected handler gains require('child_process') access, escalating the XSS to arbitrary OS command execution when a victim merely hovers over the malicious document entry in the path-picker dialog. Malicious documents reach victims via sharing, sync, or import.
No analysis available yet.
Remediation
No remediation available yet.
Tracking
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Advisories
No advisories yet.
References
History
Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | SiYuan before v3.7.4 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the file-tree picker's hover-tooltip generation (app/src/util/pathName.ts, getLeaf()/movePathTo()) used by the 'move/link to' path-selection dialogs, where document metadata fields (bookmark, alias, memo, and an alternate name field) are concatenated into the aria-label HTML attribute without escaping. A document crafted with a double quote in any of these fields breaks out of the attribute context and injects arbitrary HTML attributes including inline event handlers (e.g., onmouseover). Because every SiYuan Electron BrowserWindow runs with nodeIntegration:true, contextIsolation:false, and no CSP, the injected handler gains require('child_process') access, escalating the XSS to arbitrary OS command execution when a victim merely hovers over the malicious document entry in the path-picker dialog. Malicious documents reach victims via sharing, sync, or import. | |
| Title | SiYuan before v3.7.4 XSS-to-RCE via pathName.ts | |
| First Time appeared |
B3log
B3log siyuan |
|
| Weaknesses | CWE-79 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
B3log
B3log siyuan |
|
| References |
| |
| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
|
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-19T14:01:51.076Z
Reserved: 2026-08-18T15:05:54.226Z
Link: CVE-2026-75917
No data.
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-19T14:17:41.840
Modified: 2026-08-19T14:17:41.840
Link: CVE-2026-75917
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
-
CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')