# CVE-2026-111617: WHartTest through 2.8.1 Missing Authentication on UI-Automation WebSocket Endpoints

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-16 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- MGdaasLab WHartTest: through 2.8.1

## Description

WHartTest through 2.8.1 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to connect to the /ws/ui/web/ and /ws/ui/actuator/ WebSocket endpoints because UiAutomationConsumer accepts every connection. Attackers can register an actuator with a client-supplied id to intercept other users' test-case payloads, receive broadcast step results, and spoof results and screen frames into victim sessions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MGdaasLab WHartTest, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/wharttest-ui-automation-websocket-missing-authentication
- https://github.com/MGdaasLab/WHartTest/blob/v2.8.1/WHartTest_Django/wharttest_django/asgi.py#L41-L53
- https://github.com/MGdaasLab/WHartTest/blob/v2.8.1/WHartTest_Django/ui_automation/consumers.py#L129-L186
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wharttest-through-2.8.1-missing-authentication-on-ui-automation-websocket-endpoints

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