CVE-2026-111235: OpenNMS REST authorization bypass via non-canonical HTTP method
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.37% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: The OpenNMS Group Horizon 36.0.5; The OpenNMS Group Meridian 2024.3.14, 2025.0.11, 2026.0.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to The OpenNMS Group Horizon 36.0.5; The OpenNMS Group Meridian 2024.3.14, 2025.0.11, 2026.0.1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
An authorization bypass vulnerability exists in the REST API of multiple versions of OpenNMS Meridian and Horizon. The /rest/** Spring Security filter chains authorize requests with intercept-url rules that name the HTTP method as an uppercase token, compare the method case-sensitively, and have no terminal deny rule. A request that uses a non-canonical (for example lowercase) method token matches no rule and is processed without authentication. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can read the monitored inventory and can create, modify, or delete resources through the REST API, which includes injecting events to fabricate or suppress alarms. The /rest/alarms chain has the same missing deny rule and discloses whether an alarm exists through a difference in the response. The fix adds a terminal deny rule to each REST filter chain. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2024.3.14, 2025.0.11, 2026.0.1 and Horizon 36.0.5 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet.
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 32th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-204
Report tools
Action score
36
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · OpenNMS
- 9.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (OpenNMS). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
The OpenNMS Group Horizon
- 36.0.0 and later · before 36.0.5affected · maven
The OpenNMS Group Meridian
- 2024.1.0 and later · before 2024.3.14affected · maven
- 2025.0.0 and later · before 2025.0.11affected · maven
- 2026.0.0 and later · before 2026.0.1affected · maven
Same product
the opennms group: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2026-127235OpenNMS reflected cross-site scripting in the web UI via request parameters24Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-19182Aug 13, 2026 · OpenNMS v2 Alarm REST API inverted authorization check lets ROLE_REST users acknowledge alarms as any user and bypass read-only17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-19596Sep 10, 2026 · OpenNMS XML collector XXE allows arbitrary file read from the OpenNMS host23Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-127236Nov 12, 2026 · OpenNMS argument injection in ad-hoc RRD graphs21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The OpenNMS Group Horizon | 36.0.5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| The OpenNMS Group Meridian | 2024.3.14 | Vendor (CNA) |
| The OpenNMS Group Meridian | 2025.0.11 | Vendor (CNA) |
| The OpenNMS Group Meridian | 2026.0.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 13, 2026+29 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
- CVE-2026-8908935 days apartOpenNMS SQL injection in shipped Asset Management JasperReports via the DATE_FORMAT parameter (ROLE_USER)26Monitor
- CVE-2026-12723628 days apartOpenNMS argument injection in ad-hoc RRD graphs21Monitor
Not on record for this CVE: public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-204 · Observable Response DiscrepancyCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Change log
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.