Vulnerability · Published Oct 16, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2026-111635Helical Insight through 7.0.0 Path Traversal via /getExternalResource
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in helicalinsight from helicalinsight. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 65.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| helicalinsight | helicalinsight | 0 – through 7.0.0 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/helicalinsight-efwd-parameter-sqli third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/helicalinsight/helicalinsight/blob/v7.0.0/server/core/src/main/java/com/helicalinsight/efw/controller/EFWController.java#L547-L557 technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: Helical Insight through 7.0.0 Path Traversal via /getExternalResource third-party-advisory