# CVE-2026-40515

> Vulnerability · severity: **HIGH** (CVSS 7.5).

## 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.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-40515
- **Published:** 2026-04-17
- **CVSS severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS base score:** 7.5
- **CWE codes:** CWE-863

## Affected products

- `hkuds:openharness`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40515

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-40515. Retrieved 2026-07-20 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-40515. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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