# CVE-2026-33194: SiYuan has an Incomplete Fix for IsSensitivePath Denylist Allows File Read from /opt, /usr, /home

- Also known as: GHSA-VM69-H85X-8P85, GO-2026-4766
- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.6.2
- Published: 2026-03-20 · Updated: 2026-03-25

## Affected

- siyuan-note siyuan: fixed in 3.6.2
- github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go): fixed in 3.6.2
- github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go): all versions

## Description

SiYuan is a personal knowledge management system. Prior to version 3.6.2, the `IsSensitivePath()` function in `kernel/util/path.go` uses a denylist approach that was recently expanded (GHSA-h5vh-m7fg-w5h6, commit 9914fd1) but remains incomplete. Multiple security-relevant Linux directories are not blocked, including `/opt` (application data), `/usr` (local configs/binaries), `/home` (other users), `/mnt` and `/media` (mounted volumes). The `globalCopyFiles` and `importStdMd` endpoints rely on `IsSensitivePath` as their primary defense against reading files outside the workspace. Version 3.6.2 contains an updated fix.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on siyuan-note siyuan, github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (3.6.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-vm69-h85x-8p85

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