# CVE-2026-34448: SiYuan: Stored XSS in Attribute View gallery/kanban cover rendering allows arbitrary command execution in the desktop client

- Also known as: GO-2026-5644, GHSA-RX4H-526Q-4458
- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.6.2
- Published: 2026-03-31 · Updated: 2026-04-03

## Affected

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

## Description

SiYuan is a personal knowledge management system. Prior to version 3.6.2, an attacker who can place a malicious URL in an Attribute View mAsse field can trigger stored XSS when a victim opens the Gallery or Kanban view with “Cover From -> Asset Field” enabled. The vulnerable code accepts arbitrary http(s) URLs without extensions as images, stores the attacker-controlled string in coverURL, and injects it directly into an <img src="..."> attribute without escaping. In the Electron desktop client, the injected JavaScript executes with nodeIntegration enabled and contextIsolation disabled, so the XSS reaches arbitrary OS command execution under the victim’s account. This issue has been patched in version 3.6.2.

## 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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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-rx4h-526q-4458
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/issues/17246
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/releases/tag/v3.6.2

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