---
id: CVE-2026-111668
title: AIHelms through 0.1.25 Missing Authorization in Efficiency Analytics API
summary: >-
  AIHelms through 0.1.25 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in
  apps/api/v1/efficiency.py that allows authenticated low-privileged users to
  bypass efficiency:read and efficiency:write permission checks. Attackers can
  query route…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: beizhu-1209
product: AIHelms
affected:
  - AIHelms <= 0.1.25
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T17:39:30.328Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111668'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://hackmd.io/@hieuPenguinnn/aihelms-efficiency-analytics-missing-authorization
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/beizhu-1209/AIHelms/blob/0.1.25/apps/api/v1/efficiency.py#L284-L307
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/beizhu-1209/AIHelms/blob/0.1.25/apps/api/v1/efficiency.py#L436-L447
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aihelms-through-0.1.25-missing-authorization-in-efficiency-analytics-api
    label: >-
      VulnCheck Advisory: AIHelms through 0.1.25 Missing Authorization in
      Efficiency Analytics API
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T18:43:08.669Z'
---

## Overview

AIHelms through 0.1.25 contains a missing authorization vulnerability in apps/api/v1/efficiency.py that allows authenticated low-privileged users to bypass efficiency:read and efficiency:write permission checks. Attackers can query routes like /cost/detail, /top-users and /budget to read organization-wide AI spend, and can modify suggestion statuses or generate reports.

## Affected

- `AIHelms <= 0.1.25`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.