CVE-2026-40515

OpenHarness before commit bd4df81 contains a permission bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to read sensitive files by exploiting incomplete path normalization in the permission checker. Attackers can invoke the built-in grep and glob tools with sensitive root directories that are not properly evaluated against configured path rules, allowing disclosure of sensitive local file content, key material, configuration files, or directory contents despite configured path restrictions.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenHarness/commit/bd4df81f634f8c7cddcc3fdf7f561a13dcbf03ae	Patch
https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenHarness/pull/92	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openharness-permission-bypass-via-grep-and-glob-root-argument	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:hkuds:openharness:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-17 17:17

Updated : 2026-07-14 21:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-40515

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40515

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40515

JSON object : View

Products Affected

hkuds

openharness

CWE

CWE-863

Incorrect Authorization

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