# CVE-2026-40502: OpenHarness Remote Administrative Command Injection via Gateway Handler

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-04-16 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- HKUDS OpenHarness: version range not reported

## Description

OpenHarness prior to commit dd1d235 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows remote gateway users with chat access to invoke sensitive administrative commands by exploiting insufficient distinction between local-only and remote-safe commands in the gateway handler. Attackers can execute administrative commands such as /permissions full_auto through remote chat sessions to change permission modes of a running OpenHarness instance without operator authorization.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HKUDS OpenHarness, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenHarness/pull/127
- https://github.com/HKUDS/OpenHarness/commit/dd1d235450dd987b20bff01b7bfb02fe8620a0af
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openharness-remote-administrative-command-injection-via-gateway-handler

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