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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Network-reachable authentication bypass with no prerequisites; partial data read and write impact only, no availability loss and no scope change.
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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
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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).
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Unauthenticated remote exploitation of Oracle Helidon 4.5.0's Imperative Web Server component allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication and perform unauthorized read and write operations on application data over HTTP. Tagged explicitly as an Authentication Bypass by Oracle's security team, this vulnerability exposes a subset of Helidon-accessible data to disclosure and tampering without requiring credentials or user interaction. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires network-level HTTP access to a Helidon 4.5.0 instance running the Imperative Web Server component - no authentication, no user interaction, and no elevated privileges are 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 real but bounded impact - partial confidentiality and integrity compromise with no availability impact and unchanged scope. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An unauthenticated attacker with network access to a Helidon 4.5.0 service sends a specially crafted HTTP request to the Imperative Web Server component that bypasses the authentication enforcement mechanism. The attacker is then able to read a subset of application data or insert, update, or delete records accessible to the Helidon service - without ever presenting valid credentials. … |
| Remediation | Consult the Oracle Critical Security Patch Update advisory for August 2026 at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html for the vendor-released fix version; an exact patched release number is not independently confirmed in the available data, so defer to the official CPU documentation. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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