CVE-2026-72809
SiYuan before v3.7.4 Authentication Bypass via Localhost Trust
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Aug 12, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 10, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.1 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.0 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-290 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
siyuansiyuan-note |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-3mp7-4rh5-jrv9)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: SiYuan before v3.7.4 Authentication Bypass via Localhost Trustthird-party-advisory
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