Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-85175 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-85175 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85175?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 3 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94; SiYuan versions <= 3.8.1 (fixed in 3.8.2).
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85175?
- Yes. github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go): upgrade to 0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-85175 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-85175?
- Check whether you run github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go) or SiYuan at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (Go): upgrade to 0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94 or later
go get github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel@v0.0.0-20260819144130-256d73aa7f94
Technical details
The vulnerability is an incomplete blocklist in the IsForbiddenAbsPath() function (kernel/util/path_guard.go) that only blocks conf/conf.json by exact match but fails to restrict conf/key.pem (TLS private key), conf/ca.key (CA private key), conf/cert.pem, and conf/ca.crt. The getFile handler (kernel/api/file.go:497) bypasses the blocklist for users with RoleAdministrator, and in v3.8.1 all authenticated API users are assigned this role. On default no-auth-code instances, this permits unauthenticated access. An attacker can retrieve these keys via POST /api/file/getFile, enabling decryption of HTTPS traffic (key.pem) or certificate forgery (ca.key). The fix is available in v3.8.2, which adds the missing files to the blocklist.
Affected products
- SiYuan SiYuan versions <= 3.8.1 (fixed in 3.8.2)
Identifiers
- CVE-2026-85175
- GHSA-4wwp-f6gw-6qm5
- GO-2026-6663
Timeline
- 2026-09-03: disclosed
- 2026: patched: v3.8.2