Yank Note before 3.93.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the path or doc parameter of /api/help. Attackers can supply repeated '../' segments, which bypass the single-replacement sanitization in the publicly allowlisted endpoint, to read SSH keys, configuration, or notes.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References
Link Providers
https://github.com/purocean/yn/blob/v3.93.0/src/main/server/index.ts cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/purocean/yn/commit/d3b0ad27f7f6388b878eefd828557ae2d2a8789b cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/purocean/yn/issues/543 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/purocean/yn/releases/tag/v3.93.1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/yank-note-before-3.93.1-path-traversal-via-api-help-endpoint cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Yank Note before 3.93.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the path or doc parameter of /api/help. Attackers can supply repeated '../' segments, which bypass the single-replacement sanitization in the publicly allowlisted endpoint, to read SSH keys, configuration, or notes.
Title Yank Note before 3.93.1 Path Traversal via /api/help Endpoint
First Time appeared Yank-note
Yank-note yank Note
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:yank-note:yank_note:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Yank-note
Yank-note yank Note
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-19T16:35:17.856Z

Reserved: 2026-10-17T12:18:55.462Z

Link: CVE-2026-111915

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-19T15:35:53.414Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-19T14:17:00.740

Modified: 2026-10-19T21:14:14.150

Link: CVE-2026-111915

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Updated: 2026-10-19T15:30:16Z

Weaknesses