OpenHarness Path Traversal Information Disclosure via /memory show
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
OpenHarness prior to commit dd1d235 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows remote gateway users with chat access to read arbitrary files by supplying path traversal sequences to the /memory show slash command. Attackers can manipulate the path input parameter to escape the project memory directory and access sensitive files accessible to the OpenHarness process without filesystem containment validation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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.
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
HKUDS OpenHarness dd1d235450dd987b20bff01b7bfb02fe8620a0af
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-29252 OpenHarness Remote Administrative Command Injection via Gateway HandlerPriority MEDIUM 43
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40503
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwhx-4vqr-m9gj
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-2026-05982 HKUDS OpenHarness Plugin Management Command Exposure CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-40503 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40503 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwhx-4vqr-m9gj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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