OpenHarness SSRF via web_fetch and web_search
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
OpenHarness before commit bd4df81 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the web_fetch and web_search tools that allows attackers to access private and localhost HTTP services by manipulating tool parameters without proper validation of target addresses. Attackers can influence an agent session to invoke these tools against loopback, RFC1918, link-local, or other non-public addresses to read response bodies from local development services, cloud metadata endpoints, admin panels, or other private HTTP services reachable from the victim host.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 bd4df81f634f8c7cddcc3fdf7f561a13dcbf03ae
2 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-29262 OpenHarness Permission Bypass via grep and glob root argumentPriority MEDIUM 43
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40516
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-785m-9q28-jp3m
References
More HKUDS Openharness vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-05985 HKUDS OpenHarness Insecure Default Remote Channel Allowlist CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.3
- 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
- TI-2026-29253 OpenHarness Path Traversal Information Disclosure via /memory show CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-40516 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-40516 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-785m-9q28-jp3m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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