CVE-2026-111915

Yank Note before 3.93.1 Path Traversal via /api/help Endpoint

8.2 High

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Unchanged since Oct 20, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.2

Yank Note before 3.93.1 Path Traversal via /api/help Endpoint

Record: CVE-2026-111915
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-104318 8.2

Record: EUVD-2026-104318
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-46p6-h3r3-3fvj 8.2

Yank Note before 3.93.1 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated...

Record: GHSA-46p6-h3r3-3fvj
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.2

Record: CVE-2026-111915
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.2

Yank Note before 3.93.1 Path Traversal via /api/help Endpoint

Record: CVE-2026-111915
CVSS 4.0: 8.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

purocean yank note

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-111915 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.2) in Purocean Yank Note, published October 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.