CVE-2026-111635

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.

CVSS 4.0

5.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 33% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-22

Published

2026-10-16

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://github.com/helicalinsight/helicalinsight/blob/v7.0.0/server/core/src/main/java/com/helicalinsight/efw/controller/EFWController.java#L547-L557
• https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/helicalinsight-efwd-parameter-sqli
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/helical-insight-through-7.0.0-path-traversal-via-getexternalresource
• https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/helicalinsight-efwd-parameter-sqli

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