CVE-2026-74801SiYuan before 3.7.4 Local Privilege Escalation via elevator.exe
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SiYuan before 3.7.4 fails to properly escape workspace directory paths when constructing command-line arguments for the elevated elevator.exe helper process. Attackers can create a malicious workspace directory with command metacharacters in its path and trigger the Microsoft Defender exclusion flow to execute arbitrary commands with administrator privileges after UAC approval.
- CVSS
- 8.2 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-78
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
siyuan-note siyuan siyuan_note:siyuan (from the name) | before 3.7.4; 3.7.4 not affected | CNA record |
References
- https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-vmp7-pm7g-ghccvendor-advisory
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/siyuan-before-local-privilege-escalation-via-elevator-exethird-party-advisory
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