SiYuan before 3.8.1 Local Privilege Escalation via Uncontrolled Search Path (CVE-2026-82649) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-82649

SiYuan before 3.8.1 Local Privilege Escalation via Uncontrolled Search Path

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-82649 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in SiYuan before 3.8.1 Local Privilege Escalation via Uncontrolled Search Path. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps siyuan-note/siyuan (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 30, 2026Updated Aug 30, 2026Source checked Aug 30, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 30, 2026Material review Aug 30, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps siyuan-note/siyuan (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
siyuan-note/siyuangeneric	>=2.0.14 <3.8.1	3.8.1

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for siyuan-note/siyuan.
Review the reported fix. Update siyuan-note/siyuan to 3.8.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Aug 30, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 30, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

SiYuan Windows installer before version 3.8.1 (affected versions >= 2.0.14) contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in its NSIS installer, which invokes system executables such as TASKKILL by name rather than by absolute path. Because NSIS nsExec::Exec resolves these calls using a search path that includes the installer's own launch directory ahead of System32, an attacker who plants a malicious executable (e.g., a renamed TASKKILL.exe) in that directory can have it executed when the installer runs. These calls occur in electron-builder's preInit hook before the license page is displayed, and with an all-users (elevated) install the planted binary executes with an elevated token, resulting in local privilege escalation.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.