HKUDS OpenHarness up to 146 Configuration default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in HKUDS OpenHarness up to 146. Affected is an unknown function of the component Configuration Handler. Performing a manipulation results in default permission. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-6823. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in HKUDS OpenHarness up to 146. This affects some unknown functionality of the component Configuration Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

HKUDS OpenHarness prior to PR #147 remediation contains an insecure default configuration vulnerability where remote channels inherit allow_from = ["*"] permitting arbitrary remote senders to pass admission checks. Attackers who can reach the configured channel can bypass access controls and reach host-backed agent runtimes, potentially leading to unauthorized file disclosure and read access through default-enabled read-only tools.

The weakness was released by Chia Min Jun Lennon. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-6823 since 04/21/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 147 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch fab40c6eabfb15f2bdf23cddd3cfe66a64ea203d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenHarness 147
Patch: fab40c6eabfb15f2bdf23cddd3cfe66a64ea203d

Timelineinfo

04/21/2026 CVE reserved
04/22/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Researcher: Chia Min Jun Lennon
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-6823 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6823
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358731

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2026 07:13
Changes: 04/22/2026 07:13 (80)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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