CVE-2026-111635
Helical Insight through 7.0.0 Path Traversal via /getExternalResource
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Oct 16, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 16, 2026
Description
Helical Insight through 7.0.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows authenticated viewers to read files outside the solution directory via the path parameter of /getExternalResource. Attackers can supply parent-directory segments to read any readable file with an allowed extension such as js, json, or html, bypassing per-resource access control.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 4.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
helicalinsighthelicalinsight |
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References
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/helicalinsight-efwd-parameter-sqlithird-party-advisory
- https://github.com/helicalinsight/helicalinsight/blob/v7.0.0/server/core/src/main/java/com/helicalinsight/efw/controller/EFWController.java#L547-L557technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: Helical Insight through 7.0.0 Path Traversal via /getExternalResourcethird-party-advisory
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