CVE-2026-73046

Critical

Description

SiYuan before v3.7.4 improperly restricts excessive authentication attempts in the CheckAuth() middleware. The HTTP Basic Authentication branch, which guards nearly the entire /api/* surface, accepts the workspace access code (Conf.AccessAuthCode) as the Basic Auth password but never consults the CAPTCHA/lockout gate or increments the failure counter used by the cookie/session login path. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to brute-force the admin access code with unlimited automated requests and obtain full RoleAdministrator access to the kernel. A secondary weakness exists because the access code is compared using a non-constant-time string comparison.

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSiyuan
PublishedAug 15, 2026
First seenAug 15, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-307CWE-307

How to fix

Update
  • siyuan-note siyuan3.7.4 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
siyuan-note siyuanv < 3.7.43.7.4

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