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Oracle Helidon CVE-2026-73897

| EUVDEUVD-2026-62141 MEDIUM
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-69x2-42mj-2cx7
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable HTTP endpoint with no auth required (PR:N), trivial complexity (AC:L), partial C/I impact matching description, no availability impact confirmed.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Analysis Generated
Aug 19, 2026 - 02:45 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Imperative Web Server). The supported version that is affected is 4.5.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Helidon. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Helidon accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Helidon accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

AnalysisAI

Unauthenticated remote exploitation of Oracle Helidon 4.1.0's Imperative Web Server component allows network-accessible attackers to bypass authentication controls via HTTP, resulting in unauthorized partial read and write access to application data. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms this is trivially exploitable with no prerequisites beyond network reachability, and the 'Authentication Bypass' tag corroborates an access-control failure in the web server layer. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify network-accessible Helidon 4.5.0 HTTP endpoint
Delivery
Send crafted HTTP request to protected resource
Exploit
Trigger authentication bypass in Imperative Web Server
Execution
Read subset of accessible application data
Impact
Perform unauthorized data modification

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation No special configuration is required beyond network reachability - the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates exploitation targets default deployments of Helidon 4.5.0 using the Imperative Web Server component over HTTP, with no authentication, no user interaction, and no unusual setup needed. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium) reflects a network-accessible, zero-authentication flaw with low complexity - signals that typically indicate high exploitability. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An unauthenticated attacker with HTTP access to a Helidon 4.5.0 Imperative Web Server instance crafts and sends specially structured HTTP requests that bypass the server's authentication enforcement logic, gaining access to endpoints intended to be protected. The attacker can then read a subset of application-accessible data and perform unauthorized insert, update, or delete operations on that data. …
Remediation Apply the patch provided in the Oracle Critical Patch Update (CPU) for August 2026, available at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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