Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-32749

Path Traversal in B3Log Siyuan ≤ 3.6.1

Public PoCPath Traversal
Published
19 March 2026
Modified
23 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.6
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0043 36th percentile
Risk Priority 49 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-32749 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability in B3Log Siyuan. Its CVSS base score is 7.6 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 36th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-32749 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-22, CWE-73) affecting SiYuan, a personal knowledge management system, in versions 3.6.0 and below. The issue resides in the POST /api/import/importSY and POST /api/import/importZipMd endpoints, which write uploaded archives to paths derived directly from the multipart filename field without sanitization. This allows files to be placed in arbitrary locations outside the intended temporary directory, including sensitive system paths.

An authenticated administrator (PR:H) can exploit this vulnerability remotely (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N), achieving a scope change (S:C). Successful exploitation enables arbitrary file writes, which can overwrite workspace or application files for data destruction, escalate to remote code execution (RCE) by targeting system paths, and fully compromise Docker containers running as root—a common default configuration. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.6, reflecting limited confidentiality impact (C:L), high integrity impact (I:H), and no availability impact (A:N).

The vulnerability has been addressed in SiYuan version 3.6.1. Security practitioners should upgrade to this patched release, as detailed in the GitHub security advisory (GHSA-qvvf-q994-x79v), release notes (v3.6.1), and fixing commit (5ee00907f0b0c4aca748ce21ef1977bb98178e14).

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

SiYuan is a personal knowledge management system. In versions 3.6.0 and below, POST /api/import/importSY and POST /api/import/importZipMd write uploaded archives to a path derived from the multipart filename field without sanitization, allowing an admin to write files to arbitrary locations…

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outside the temp directory - including system paths that enable RCE. This can lead to aata destruction by overwriting workspace or application files, and for Docker containers running as root (common default), this grants full container compromise. This issue has been fixed in version 3.6.1.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1574.007 Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable Stealth
Adversaries may execute their own malicious payloads by hijacking environment variables used to load libraries.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

b3log
siyuan
≤ 3.6.1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Enforces the intended directory access authorizations that path traversal would otherwise bypass.

Input validation directly neutralizes special path elements before pathname construction occurs.

Least privilege reduces the impact of any unauthorized file access obtained via traversal.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 full match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices include input validation and path sanitization that eliminate this weakness.

PR.AA-05 mostly match
prevents

Least-privilege file authorization directly limits damage from externally controlled paths.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching/maintenance can remediate known path-traversal flaws in deployed software (partial prevention of exploitability) but does nothing to stop the coding defect from being introduced in the first place.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing in development catches path traversal via static/dynamic analysis.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and path sanitization that directly prevent path traversal.

prevents

Application security requirements include rules for safe file handling and canonicalization.

prevents

Secure architecture principles require least-privilege file access and directory isolation.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe path construction and mandate safe APIs.

mitigates

Information access restriction limits which files an application may read or write.

References