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TI-2026-41096 Aliases CVE-2026-57111GHSA-2h97-jww5-mwvc

Apache Helix REST: Permissive CORS Configuration in REST API Allows Unrestricted Cross-Origin

Priority LOW 39CWE-1385Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Permissive Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) in the REST API (helix-rest, org.apache.helix.rest.server.filters.CORSFilter) in Apache Helix through 2.0.0 on all platforms allows a remote attacker controlling a web page visited by an authorized user to read responses from and issue cross-origin requests to administrative REST endpoints via a cross-origin request from an arbitrary origin, since the filter unconditionally returns Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * together with Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true and reflects arbitrary Access-Control-Request-Method / Access-Control-Request-Headers values in preflight responses. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.1, which fixes this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00347 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Helix RESTup to 2.0.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Apache Helix REST VendorApache Affected up to 2.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:helix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.0.1VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:helix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.0.1 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57111
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2h97-jww5-mwvc

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2023-20004 Apache Helix: Deserialization vulnerability in Helix workflow and REST CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14868 Apache Helix Front (UI): Helix front hard-coded secret in the express-session CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-23577 Apache Helix: Open redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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