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// vulnerability record
cached · NVD via COSMOS syncCVE-2026-74801
HIGHpublished 2026-08-17 11:16 UTC · 22 hours ago · modified 2026-08-17 16:17 UTC
8.6
CVSS / 10
// 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.
// weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-78