CVE-2026-72809

High

Description

SiYuan versions <= v3.7.2 (patched in v3.7.4) contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the kernel's CheckAuth function, which grants the administrator role (RoleAdministrator) to any request whose RemoteAddr is loopback (127.0.0.1) for a specific set of endpoints (including /api/system/exit, getNetwork, getWorkspaceInfo, /assets/*, and /export/*). These localhost bypasses sit outside the access auth code gate, so they apply even when an access auth code is configured. Because the fixed-port reverse proxy forwards requests to the kernel over loopback without injecting an authentication token and does not configure trusted proxies, a request forwarded through this proxy reaches the kernel with RemoteAddr = 127.0.0.1. If the fixed-port proxy is bound to a network interface, this could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to obtain admin access on the affected endpoints; however, per the advisory this remote forwarding behavior was established only by code inspection and was not reproduced end-to-end.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.0
Exploit probability—
ProductGithub.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel
PublishedAug 12, 2026
First seenAug 12, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-290CWE-290

How to fix

Update
  • github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel0.0.0-20260723031701-9c16e9851f0b or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernelGov < 0.0.0-20260723031701-9c16e9851f0b0.0.0-20260723031701-9c16e9851f0b

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