Auth bypass in Siyuan-Note Siyuan

CVE-2026-68586

SiYuan before v3.7.3 fails to apply publish-access filters to the getBacklinkDoc and getBackmentionDoc content endpoints (/api/ref/getBacklinkDoc and /api/ref/getBackmentionDoc). While the corresponding backlink list endpoints filter publish-forbidden documents, the content endpoints (gated only by CheckAuth) do not. A publish-mode reader — including an anonymous reader when publish Basic Auth is disabled — can call these endpoints directly with a publish-forbidden document's ID to retrieve its rendered DOM content and to determine whether the document references a given block (a reference-existence oracle).

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (15.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-68586?
CVE-2026-68586 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siyuan-Note Siyuan, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-68586?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.