CVE-2026-66012

CRITICAL

SiYuan before v3.7.2 Unauthenticated Administrator Takeover via MCP

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2026-66012. PoCs published by Hunt-Benito.

AI-analyzed exploit summary Exploits a missing-authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in SiYuan's MCP endpoint when the Publish server is enabled in anonymous mode. The exploit achieves unauthenticated administrator takeover and RCE by chaining MCP tool access, credential exfiltration, and plugin planting.

Description

SiYuan before v3.7.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in the POST /mcp kernel endpoint, which is gated only by a general auth check (model.CheckAuth) with no admin-role or read-only enforcement. This exposes 31 MCP tools, including a file tool with list/read/write/delete/rename/copy actions across the entire workspace. When the Publish server is enabled in anonymous mode (Conf.Publish.Enable=true and Conf.Publish.Auth.Enable=false), the Publish reverse proxy attaches an anonymous RoleReader JWT to proxied requests, allowing a remote unauthenticated attacker to reach /mcp. The attacker can read conf/conf.json to extract accessAuthCode, api.token, and cookieKey in plaintext, write arbitrary files in the workspace, and plant a plugin into data/plugins/ that executes with nodeIntegration:true and no contextIsolation on the next desktop launch, leading to administrator takeover.

Exploits (1)

github WORKING POC
by Hunt-Benito · pythonpoc
https://github.com/Hunt-Benito/siyuan-mcp-admin-takeover-cve-2026-66012-missing-authorization

Exploits a missing-authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in SiYuan's MCP endpoint when the Publish server is enabled in anonymous mode. The exploit achieves unauthenticated administrator takeover and RCE by chaining MCP tool access, credential exfiltration, and plugin planting.

Classification
Working Poc 99%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SiYuan < v3.7.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: SiYuan Publish server enabled in anonymous mode (Conf.Publish.Enable=true, Conf.Publish.Auth.Enable=false) · Target must be running SiYuan version < 3.7.2
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 26, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-cvhv-7xhj-xjp8)
https://github.com/siyuan-note/siyuan/security/advisories/GHSA-cvhv-7xhj-xjp8
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: SiYuan before v3.7.2 Unauthenticated Administrator Takeover via MCP
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/siyuan-before-unauthenticated-administrator-takeover-via-mcp

Scores

CVSS v3 10.0
EPSS 0.0044
EPSS Percentile 35.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-862
Status published
Products (2)
siyuan-note/siyuan < 3.7.2
siyuan-note/siyuan 3.7.2
Published Jul 25, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 25, 2026