CVE-2026-73041

SiYuan before v3.7.4 Remote Code Execution via PDF Annotations

Published Aug 15, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Siyuan
Siyuan siyuan
Vendors & Products Siyuan
Siyuan siyuan
Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Aug 17, 2026, 5:36 PM
Reserved
Aug 10, 2026, 7:06 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 15, 2026, 10:16 PM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 5:05 PM