CVE-2026-72801
Unauthenticated disclosure of encrypted-notebook KDF and wrapped keys enabling offline password cracking
Is CVE-2026-72801 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-72801 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-72801?
CVE-2026-72801 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-72801?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-72801. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-72801 affect?
CVE-2026-72801 affects SiYuan < v3.7.4, SiYuan note-taking application. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-72801?
Upgrade SiYuan to v3.7.4+, reset master passwords, rewrap/rotate affected notebooks.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Attackers can retrieve Argon2id salts, cost params, password verifiers, and wrapped notebook keys to perform unlimited offline master‑password cracking.
Patch when possible
- affected< 3.7.4
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.