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WHartTest through 2.8.1 Missing Authentication on UI-Automation WebSocket Endpoints

Type: advisorySources: OSV

WHartTest through 2.8.1 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to connect to the /ws/ui/web/ and /ws/ui/actuator/ WebSocket endpoints because UiAutomationConsumer accepts every connection. Attackers can register an actuator with a client-supplied id to intercept other users' test-case payloads, receive broadcast step results, and spoof results and screen frames into victim sessions.

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-111617
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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3 Nov 2026, 11:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

WHartTest through 2.8.1 Missing Authentication on UI-Automation WebSocket Endpoints

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Oct 2026, 17:38 UTC

WHartTest through 2.8.1 contains a missing authentication vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to connect to the /ws/ui/web/ and /ws/ui/actuator/ WebSocket endpoints because UiAutomationConsumer accepts every connection. Attackers can register an actuator with a client-supplied id to intercept other users' test-case payloads, receive broadcast step results, and spoof results and screen frames into victim sessions.

osv:CVE-2026-111617
Complete source record
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