{"id":"CVE-2026-111635","title":"Helical Insight through 7.0.0 Path Traversal via /getExternalResource","summary":"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 se…","severity":"medium","cvss":4.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"helicalinsight","product":"helicalinsight","affected":["helicalinsight <= 7.0.0"],"published":"2026-10-16","updated":"2026-10-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-16T17:39:07.571Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111635","references":[{"url":"https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/helicalinsight-efwd-parameter-sqli"},{"url":"https://github.com/helicalinsight/helicalinsight/blob/v7.0.0/server/core/src/main/java/com/helicalinsight/efw/controller/EFWController.java#L547-L557"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/helical-insight-through-7.0.0-path-traversal-via-getexternalresource","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: Helical Insight through 7.0.0 Path Traversal via /getExternalResource"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-16T18:43:08.685Z","slug":"CVE-2026-111635","body":"## Overview\n\nHelical 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `helicalinsight <= 7.0.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":24,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":23.7,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}