CVE-2026-111915

Yank Note before 3.93.1 Path Traversal via /api/help Endpoint

Published Oct 19, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Yank Note before 3.93.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the path or doc parameter of /api/help. Attackers can supply repeated '../' segments, which bypass the single-replacement sanitization in the publicly allowlisted endpoint, to read SSH keys, configuration, or notes.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Yank Note before 3.93.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the path or doc parameter of /api/help. Attackers can supply repeated '../' segments, which bypass the single-replacement sanitization in the publicly allowlisted endpoint, to read SSH keys, configuration, or notes.
Title Yank Note before 3.93.1 Path Traversal via /api/help Endpoint
First Time appeared Yank-note
Yank-note yank Note
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:yank-note:yank_note:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Yank-note
Yank-note yank Note
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Oct 19, 2026, 4:35 PM
Reserved
Oct 17, 2026, 12:18 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Oct 19, 2026, 2:17 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 9:14 PM