Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach Helidon HTTP endpoint over network
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ExploitSend crafted request bypassing authentication
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ExecutionAccess protected handler as unauthenticated user
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ImpactRead or modify all accessible Helidon data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network HTTP reachability to a Helidon 4.5.0 service that uses the Imperative Web Server component; the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates no authentication, no user interaction, and low complexity against an exposed instance. The primary limiting factors are therefore deployment-based rather than technical: the target must be running the specific affected 4.5.0 version, must use the Imperative Web Server API, and must be network-reachable by the attacker - internet-facing instances are directly at risk, while instances isolated behind an authenticating proxy or on segmented internal networks are substantially harder to reach. |
| Impact | This scores as a genuine priority rather than a paper tiger: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation with no user interaction, and the authentication-bypass tag aligns with the high confidentiality and integrity impact. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in ustka running an internet-facing Helidon service should treat an unauthenticated 9.1 as urgent patching work. That said, the practical exposure depends on how widely Helidon 4.5.0 is deployed and whether affected services are internet-facing, which the source data does not establish. No EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no POC are present in the input, so real-world exploitation pressure is currently unquantified - the high CVSS reflects potential impact, not confirmed activity, and defenders should not downgrade it on the absence of an EPSS/KEV signal. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who can send HTTP requests to a Helidon 4.5.0 Imperative Web Server crafts requests that bypass authentication and reach protected handlers, then reads or modifies data the application exposes - without any credentials or user interaction. No public exploit code has been identified, so this would currently require the attacker to independently discover the bypass technique. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026
Unauthenticated data compromise in Oracle Helidon 4.5.0 (Imperative Web Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware) lets a remote attacker reach and manipulate all data accessible to the framework over HTTP. Tagged as an authentication bypass, it carries a CVSS 9.1 with high confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory - apply the fixes shipped in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of August 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html); Oracle did not publish an exact fixed Helidon version in the provided data, so consult that CPU for the precise patched release and apply it to all Helidon 4.5.0 instances. Until patched, reduce exposure by restricting network access to Helidon HTTP listeners (bind to internal interfaces or place behind an authenticating reverse proxy/WAF that enforces authentication in front of the Imperative Web Server), and limit the endpoints and data the service can reach so an auth bypass yields less; note these controls add latency and operational overhead and do not remove the underlying flaw. Given the unauthenticated network vector, prioritize any internet-facing deployments first.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
Affects your stack
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Helidon is Oracle's open-source, MicroProfile-based Java framework for building lightweight microservices; the affected 'Imperative Web Server' component is its programmatic (non-reactive) HTTP server API used to route and handle web requests. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag combined with C:H/I:H impact suggests a flaw in the request-handling or security-enforcement path that allows requests to reach protected resources without valid credentials. No CWE was assigned in the source data, but the behavior is consistent with the improper-authentication / access-control class (CWE-287/CWE-306-style root cause). Exact affected component internals are not detailed by Oracle's advisory.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Unauthenticated, low-complexity HTTP-reachable authentication bypass yields AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with high confidentiality and integrity but no availability impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Helidon accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Helidon accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle Helidon 4.5.0 (Fusion Middleware component) is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote attacks that expose and allow modification of all framework-accessible data (CVSS 9.1). No vendor-released patch has been identified at time of analysis, and no public exploit has been identified-making this an urgent operational risk requiring immediate inventory and containment planning.
Until vendor patch becomes available, implement network-based access controls restricting HTTP access to Helidon services to trusted internal networks only; deploy reverse proxy or API gateway with authentication enforcement in front of affected instances; enable detailed logging and monitoring for suspicious data access patterns; consider temporary service migration to alternative versions if supported by business requirements.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-62110
GHSA-7j4r-xpfh-xcw2
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
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