Is CVE-2026-40503 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40503 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-40503?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 16 April 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

HKUDS OpenHarness Prior to commit dd1d235450dd987b20bff01b7bfb02fe8620a0af.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40503?

A patch was published on 2026-04-13: Fix merged into main branch in commit dd1d235 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

How is CVE-2026-40503 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-40503?

Check whether you run HKUDS OpenHarness at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-40503: HKUDS OpenHarness path traversal in /memory show command

CVE-2026-40503 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-04-16

OpenHarness, an open-source AI development framework, contains a security flaw in its chat-based command system. A remote user with chat access can use a specific command to bypass security restrictions and read sensitive files from the server hosting the application. This could lead to the exposure of private configuration files, system data, or other sensitive information stored on the host machine.

Technologies: HKUDS OpenHarness. Vendors: HKUDS.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-40503 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40503 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-40503?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 16 April 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: HKUDS OpenHarness Prior to commit dd1d235450dd987b20bff01b7bfb02fe8620a0af.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40503?: A patch was published on 2026-04-13: Fix merged into main branch in commit dd1d235 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-40503 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-40503?: Check whether you run HKUDS OpenHarness at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A path traversal vulnerability exists in OpenHarness due to insufficient input validation in the '/memory show' slash command. The application joins attacker-controlled path parameters with the project memory directory without verifying that the resulting path remains within the intended directory boundaries. A remote attacker with chat access can provide traversal sequences (e.g., ../../) to escape the project memory directory and read arbitrary files accessible to the OpenHarness process. The issue was addressed in commit dd1d235 by enforcing filesystem containment and hardening the gateway's slash command security model.

Affected products

HKUDS OpenHarness Prior to commit dd1d235450dd987b20bff01b7bfb02fe8620a0af

Timeline

2026-04-12: disclosed: Initial pull request submitted by researcher
2026-04-13: patched: Fix merged into main branch in commit dd1d235
2026-04-16: advisory: CVE published to NVD

References

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