CVE-2026-100638

SiYuan before v3.8.4 Path Traversal via setNotebookIcon

HIGH
7.6
CVSS Score
Published: September 26, 2026 at 01:23 PM UTC
Updated: September 30, 2026 at 01:17 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsSiyuanSiyuan

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Severity
HIGH7.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

SiYuan versions before v3.8.4 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the setNotebookIcon endpoint that allows authenticated administrators to create arbitrary directory trees and write files outside the workspace boundary. Attackers can supply directory traversal sequences in the notebook parameter to escape the workspace data directory and write conf.json files to arbitrary locations accessible by the kernel process.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 3.8.4
Affected range stops below 3.8.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 3.8.4
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.8.4 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.6HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-73

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