SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 fail to validate or escape annotation fields written to disk by the setFileAnnotation endpoint. Attackers can inject malicious markup into annotation fields that execute as script in the PDF renderer with full Node.js access when a user opens an annotated PDF.
History

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Siyuan
Siyuan siyuan
Vendors & Products Siyuan
Siyuan siyuan

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Description SiYuan versions before v3.7.4 fail to validate or escape annotation fields written to disk by the setFileAnnotation endpoint. Attackers can inject malicious markup into annotation fields that execute as script in the PDF renderer with full Node.js access when a user opens an annotated PDF.
Title SiYuan before v3.7.4 Remote Code Execution via PDF Annotations
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

{'score': 9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-08-15T21:44:47.192Z

Updated: 2026-08-17T17:36:44.058Z

Reserved: 2026-08-10T19:06:03.365Z

Link: CVE-2026-73041

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T17:36:32.983Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-15T22:16:53.883

Modified: 2026-08-26T17:05:08.273

Link: CVE-2026-73041

cve-icon Redhat

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