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CVE-2026-72794

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Description

siyuan versions before v3.7.4 expose the session cookie signing key through the /api/system/getConf endpoint to unauthenticated users in publish mode. Attackers can retrieve the CookieKey value and forge valid session cookies to impersonate users or gain administrative access.

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.2 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-12 20:17:50.977000
Last modified
2026-10-24 15:10:00.190000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-72794",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-12T20:17:50.977",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T15:10:00.190",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "siyuan versions before v3.7.4 expose the session cookie signing key through the /api/system/getConf endpoint to unauthenticated users in publish mode. Attackers can retrieve the CookieKey value and forge valid session cookies to impersonate users or gain administrative access."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Las versiones de siyuan anteriores a la v3.7.4 exponen la clave de firma de la cookie de sesión a través del endpoint /api/system/getConf a usuarios no autenticados en modo de publicación. Los atacantes pueden recuperar el valor de CookieKey y falsificar cookies de sesión válidas para suplantar a usuarios u obtener acceso administrativo."
    }
  ],
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      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "siyuan-note",
          "product": "siyuan",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageURL": "pkg:golang/github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "3.7.4",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "3.7.4",
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            }
          ]
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          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
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    },
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