🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-32940

CRITICAL 9.3

SiYuan has a SanitizeSVG bypass via data:text/xml in getDynamicIcon (incomplete fix for CVE-2026-29183)

CVSS Score
9.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
15th

SiYuan is a personal knowledge management system. In versions 3.6.0 and below, SanitizeSVG has an incomplete blocklist — it blocks data:text/html and data:image/svg+xml in href attributes but misses data:text/xml and data:application/xml, both of which can render SVG with JavaScript execution. The unauthenticated /api/icon/getDynamicIcon endpoint serves user-controlled input (via the content parameter) directly into SVG markup using fmt.Sprintf with no escaping, served as Content-Type: image/svg+xml. This creates a click-through XSS: a victim navigates to a crafted URL, sees an SVG with an injected link, and clicking it triggers JavaScript via the bypassed MIME types. The attack requires direct navigation to the endpoint or <object>/<embed> embedding, since <img> tag rendering in the frontend doesn't allow interactive links. This issue has been fixed in version 3.6.1.

CWE CWE-79 CWE-184
Vendor siyuan-note
Product siyuan
Published Mar 20, 2026
Last Updated Mar 20, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Affected Versions

siyuan-note / siyuan
< 3.6.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
github.com: https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-4mx9-3c2h-hwhg github.com: https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/commit/d01d561875d4f744e9f6232f1d4831e3642b8696 github.com: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6865-qjcf-286f github.com: https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/releases/tag/v3.6.1