# CVE-2026-82650: SiYuan before v3.8.1 Path Traversal via /api/template/render

- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.8.1
- Published: 2026-08-30 · Updated: 2026-08-31

## Affected

- siyuan-note siyuan: fixed in 3.8.1

## Description

SiYuan 3.8.0 contains a path traversal / sensitive file exposure vulnerability in the RenderTemplate function (kernel/model/template.go), reachable via the POST /api/template/render endpoint (kernel/api/template.go). The endpoint restricts the supplied path only to the workspace directory (util.IsAbsPathInWorkspace) but, unlike the file API's refuseToAccess() blocklist, applies no sensitive-path exclusion. This allows an authenticated attacker to read sensitive workspace files, including conf/conf.json, which contains the API token and cookie signing key. The issue is fixed in v3.8.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on siyuan-note siyuan, upgrade to a fixed version (3.8.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-9jfx-rc58-h23j
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/siyuan-before-3.8.1-path-traversal-via-api-template-render

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