Vulnerability Description
SiYuan is an open-source personal knowledge management system. Prior to 3.7.0, he tooltip mouseover handler in app/src/block/popover.ts reads aria-label via getAttribute and passes it through decodeURIComponent before assigning to messageElement.innerHTML in app/src/dialog/tooltip.ts:41. The encoder used at the producer side, escapeAriaLabel in app/src/util/escape.ts:19-25, only handles HTML special characters (", ', <, literal <) — it leaves %XX URL-escapes untouched. So a doc title containing %3Cimg src=x onerror=...%3E round-trips through escapeAriaLabel and the HTML attribute layer unmodified. Then decodeURIComponent on the consumer side converts %3C to a literal < character (a real <, NOT a character reference). When that string is assigned to innerHTML, the HTML5 tokenizer enters TagOpenState on the literal <, parses the <img> element, and the onerror handler fires. Because the renderer runs with nodeIntegration: true, contextIsolation: false, webSecurity: false (app/electron/main.js:407-411), require('child_process') is reachable from the injected handler, escalating to arbitrary code execution.This vulnerability is fixed in 3.7.0.
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-25rp-h46x-2hjm
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-25rp-h46x-2hjm
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-44588?
CVE-2026-44588 is a documented vulnerability. SiYuan is an open-source personal knowledge management system. Prior to 3.7.0, he tooltip mouseover handler in app/src/block/popover.ts reads aria-label via getAttribute and passes it through decodeU...
How severe is CVE-2026-44588?
CVSS scoring is not yet available for CVE-2026-44588. Check NVD for updates.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-44588?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.