Vulnerability in github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (CVE-2026-54158)
Summary
Vulnerability in github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel (CVE-2026-54158). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Exploitable via genAVValueHTML. Mitigation: upgrade to 0.0.0-20260628153353-2d5d72223df4 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Summary
The attribute-view (database) cell renderer genAVValueHTML interpolates cell content raw in four of its branches: text, url, phone, and mAsset. A cell value like `` or "> breaks out of its surrounding tag and runs arbitrary JavaScript in the renderer when the victim opens the block-attribute panel. On Electron desktop the renderer runs with nodeIntegration:true, so the XSS chains to host RCE via require('child_process'). AV files live under the workspace and ride normal sync, so an attacker with write access to any synced workspace plants the payload once and it fires on every device that opens a panel containing that row.
The kernel doesn't escape on the way in either, so the malicious cell persists byte-for-byte. There's no equivalent of the html.EscapeAttrVal call that protects block IAL attributes at kernel/model/blockial.go:261.
Companion advisory: GHSA-mvjr-vv3c-w4qv. Same workspace-sync to renderer-sink to Electron-RCE pattern in the CSS-snippet renderer, different sink file. Worth auditing for the same pattern in other renderers that pull from synced workspace data.
Details
Affected:
- HEAD
96dfe0b(v3.6.5, 2026-04-21) - Renderer sink:
app/src/protyle/render/av/blockAttr.ts:68,genAVValueHTML(). The text, url, phone, and mAsset branches interpolate cell content raw. - Callsites piping
genAVValueHTMLintoinnerHTML:select.ts:124,229,346,cell.ts:791,913,1198,col.ts:455,656,1256,filter.ts:199,471,609,702, `g…
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-54158 has been found in github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like genAVValueHTML over the network to misuse the product.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.9/10.
What to do: upgrade github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel to 0.0.0-20260628153353-2d5d72223df4 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel CVE-2026-54158" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-54158 (github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel) — CWE-1188 / CVSS v3 9.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: genAVValueHTML / text / url / phone
Patched: 0.0.0-20260628153353-2d5d72223df4 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-1188) exists in github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via genAVValueHTML.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel. Attack surface: genAVValueHTML / text / url / phone.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.9/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 0.0.0-20260628153353-2d5d72223df4.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernelを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel to 0.0.0-20260628153353-2d5d72223df4ステージング環境で 0.0.0-20260628153353-2d5d72223df4 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- web github.com
- web github.com