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CVE-2026-54158

SiYuan Attribute-View Stored XSS to RCE via genAVValueHTML() (CVE-2026-54158)

SiYuan note-taking kernel is vulnerable to a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaw in the genAVValueHTML() function used to render attribute-view (database) cell values. An attacker who can write attacker-controlled content into an attribute-view cell (via shared notebook, imported document, sync, or public API) can inject HTML/JavaScript that executes in the context of the SiYuan kernel's embedded webview/Electron renderer. Because the SiYuan kernel process has file-system access and can invoke internal APIs (plugin execution, kernel command endpoints, local file read/write), successful script execution can be escalated to full remote code execution on the host running the SiYuan desktop/server kernel. Affected versions are those prior to the fixed commit 2d5d72223df4 (2026-06-28). CVSS 9.9, CWE-79 (XSS) chained with CWE-1188 (Insecure Default Initialization of Resource) enabling the RCE escalation. A public PoC/advisory exists (GHSA-5xfx-xj4h-5p7r).

Vulnerability Intelligence

Public PoC

Affected Software

Vendor
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Product
github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/kernel
Versions
< 0.0.0-20260628153353-2d5d72223df4

Weakness (CWE)

Timeline

Disclosed
July 10, 2026

CVSS

9.9
Critical (9.0–10)

CVSS vector not yet published

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What is CVE-2026-54158 SiYuan Attribute-View Stored XSS to RCE via genAVValueHTML() (CVE-2026-54158)?

SiYuan Attribute-View Stored XSS to RCE via genAVValueHTML() (CVE-2026-54158) (CVE-2026-54158) maps to the Initial Access and Execution and Defense Evasion tactics — the adversary is trying to get into your network in MITRE ATT&CK.

This page provides production-ready detection logic for SiYuan Attribute-View Stored XSS to RCE via genAVValueHTML() (CVE-2026-54158), covering the data sources and telemetry it touches: DeviceProcessEvents, DeviceFileEvents. The queries below are rated critical severity at medium confidence, and ship for 7 SIEM platforms — KQL, SPL, Elastic, QRadar, Sumo, YARA-L, LogScale.

MITRE ATT&CK

Tactic
Initial Access Execution Defense Evasion
Microsoft Sentinel / Defender
kusto
let SuspiciousPayloads = dynamic(["<script", "onerror=", "onload=", "javascript:", "<iframe", "eval(", "document.cookie"]);
let SiYuanProcesses = dynamic(["siyuan.exe", "SiYuan.exe", "siyuan-kernel.exe"]);
DeviceProcessEvents
| where FileName has_any (SiYuanProcesses)
| where ProcessCommandLine has_any (SuspiciousPayloads)
| project TimeGenerated, DeviceName, AccountName, FileName, ProcessCommandLine, InitiatingProcessFileName
| union (
DeviceFileEvents
| where InitiatingProcessFileName has_any (SiYuanProcesses)
| where FileName endswith ".sy" or FileName endswith ".json"
| where FileName has_any (SuspiciousPayloads)
| project TimeGenerated, DeviceName, AccountName=InitiatingProcessAccountName, FileName, ProcessCommandLine="", InitiatingProcessFileName
)
| sort by TimeGenerated desc

Detects SiYuan kernel process activity or attribute-view (.sy/.json) document writes containing HTML/JS injection markers consistent with genAVValueHTML() stored XSS exploitation.

critical severity medium confidence

Data Sources

DeviceProcessEvents DeviceFileEvents

Required Tables

DeviceProcessEvents DeviceFileEvents

False Positives

  • Legitimate notes containing code snippets with the literal string 'script' or 'eval(' for documentation purposes
  • Developers testing HTML rendering features in a sandboxed SiYuan instance
  • Security researchers validating the PoC in an isolated lab

Sigma rule & cross-platform mapping

The detection logic for SiYuan Attribute-View Stored XSS to RCE via genAVValueHTML() (CVE-2026-54158) (CVE-2026-54158) above is provided in a vendor-neutral form so you can deploy it on any SIEM. The same logic is shipped here as native KQL (Microsoft Sentinel / Defender), SPL (Splunk), Elastic (Elastic Security (EQL)), QRadar (IBM QRadar (AQL)), Sumo (Sumo Logic CSE), YARA-L (Google Chronicle / SecOps), LogScale (CrowdStrike LogScale (CQL)) queries. In Sigma terms, this detection targets the following logsource:

logsource:
  category: process_creation
  product: windows

Browse the community-maintained Sigma rules for this technique:


Testing Methodology

Validate this detection against 3 adversary techniques from Atomic Red Team. Each test below lists the behaviour to exercise and the telemetry you should expect to see. Executable commands and cleanup steps are available with Pro.

  1. Test 1Inject stored XSS payload into SiYuan attribute-view cell

    Expected signal: SiYuan kernel API access log entry for setAttributeViewBlockAttr; workspace .sy file modified with the injected payload string

  2. Test 2Render malicious attribute-view in SiYuan desktop client

    Expected signal: Process creation event for SiYuan.exe with workspace argument; possible child process or renderer alert dialog captured via Sysmon

  3. Test 3Escalate stored XSS to local command execution via kernel plugin API

    Expected signal: SiYuan kernel process spawning a child 'touch' process; file creation event for /tmp/siyuan_poc_marker

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