HKUDS OpenHarness Plugin Management Command Exposure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
HKUDS OpenHarness prior to PR #156 remediation exposes plugin lifecycle commands including /plugin install, /plugin enable, /plugin disable, and /reload-plugins to remote senders by default. Attackers who gain access through the channel layer can remotely manage plugin trust and activation state, enabling unauthorized plugin installation and activation on the system.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6819
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3xqw-r49f-5rj8
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More HKUDS Openharness vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-05985 HKUDS OpenHarness Insecure Default Remote Channel Allowlist CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-29263 OpenHarness SSRF via web_fetch and web_search CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-29262 OpenHarness Permission Bypass via grep and glob root argument CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-29252 OpenHarness Remote Administrative Command Injection via Gateway Handler CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-06639 HKUDS OpenHarness Remote Command Execution via /bridge Slash Command CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-29253 OpenHarness Path Traversal Information Disclosure via /memory show CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-6819 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6819 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3xqw-r49f-5rj8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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