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.
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Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title SiYuan before 3.7.4 Local Privilege Escalation via elevator.exe
First Time appeared B3log
B3log siyuan
Weaknesses CWE-78
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:b3log:siyuan:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products B3log
B3log siyuan
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T11:04:36.596Z

Reserved: 2026-08-16T12:59:42.223Z

Link: CVE-2026-74801

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T11:16:40.323

Modified: 2026-08-17T11:16:40.323

Link: CVE-2026-74801

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-17T12:45:03Z

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