High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 17, 2026· Updated Apr 24, 2026
CVE-2026-40515
CVE-2026-40515
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
1bd4df81f634fhttps://github.com/HKUDS/OpenHarnessvia nvd-ref
Vulnerability mechanics
Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
3- github.com/HKUDS/OpenHarness/commit/bd4df81f634f8c7cddcc3fdf7f561a13dcbf03aenvdPatch
- github.com/HKUDS/OpenHarness/pull/92nvdExploitIssue Tracking
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openharness-permission-bypass-via-grep-and-glob-root-argumentnvdThird Party Advisory
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