Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessReach Helidon HTTP endpoint over network
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ExploitSend crafted request to google-login provider
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ExecutionBypass intended access control
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ImpactRead subset of accessible Helidon data
Vulnerability Assessment
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the target Helidon application (versions 4.0.0 through 4.5.5) to have the helidon-security-providers-google-login security provider configured and in use - applications not using Google-login-based security via this provider are not affected. Within that configuration the flaw is remotely and unauthenticatedly reachable over HTTP (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), so there are no user-interaction or credential prerequisites; the primary limiting factors are (1) use of this specific optional component and (2) the narrow impact, which is read-only access to a subset of data (C:L) with no write or availability effect. |
| Impact | This is a moderate, not high-priority, issue. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.3 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges or user interaction, but the only impact is LOW confidentiality (unauthorized read access to a subset of Helidon data); there is no integrity or availability impact and no scope change. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or weaponization. One conflict to verify: the input Tags include 'Authentication Bypass', which implies a security-control bypass, yet the Oracle description and CVSS characterize the flaw only as limited unauthorized read access (C:L, I:N) rather than a full authentication bypass - treat the 'Authentication Bypass' label with caution and rely on the vendor CVSS/description. Overall this reads as a genuine-but-low-severity information-exposure bug in a specific optional component, worth patching in normal cycles rather than as an emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with network access sends crafted HTTP requests to a Helidon application that has the Google login security provider configured, and without authenticating obtains read access to a limited subset of data exposed by Helidon. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no credentials, user interaction, or special timing are needed, but no public exploit code is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Unauthenticated information exposure in Oracle Helidon 4.0.0 through 4.5.5 can let network attackers read a limited subset of Helidon-accessible data over HTTP when applications use the helidon-security-providers-google-login component. The flaw is rated CVSS 5.3 with confidentiality-only impact, and deployments that do not configure this optional Google-login security provider are not affected. No CISA KEV status or public exploit code was included in the supplied intelligence, so no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Apply the Helidon update referenced in Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html; the supplied data does not include an exact fixed version, so confirm the patched 4.x release in that advisory before upgrading. If immediate upgrade is not possible, remove or disable the helidon-security-providers-google-login component in applications that do not require Google-login authentication, understanding that this disables that login path, or restrict network access to the affected HTTP endpoints with a reverse proxy or firewall, accepting that legitimate remote users may be blocked. Applications that do not configure this optional provider are not affected.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle Helidon is a Java microservices framework, and the affected component is the optional helidon-security-providers-google-login security provider. The provided tags classify the issue as an authentication bypass in the Google-login integration, and the assessed CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N indicates a remotely reachable, unauthenticated HTTP issue requiring no user interaction, with only limited confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability effect. No CWE was supplied, and the references do not identify the exact flawed code path, so the root cause is best understood as an access-control or authentication-logic weakness in that provider rather than a confirmed memory-safety or injection flaw. EUVD lists Helidon 4.0.0 through 4.5.5 as the affected range.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Remote unauthenticated HTTP access with no interaction yields AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; impact is read-only on a data subset so C:L, I:N, A:N, no scope change.
Primary rating from NVD.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Vulnerability in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: helidon-security-providers-google-login). Supported versions that are affected are 4.0.0-4.5.5. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Helidon. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of Helidon accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.3 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-105986
GHSA-p3pm-mccg-mp4w
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EPSS
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