Description
Vulnerability in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Imperative Web Server). Supported versions that are affected are 4.0.0-4.4.1. 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).
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Vulnerabilities in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Imperative Web Server) affect supported versions 4.0.0 through 4.4.1. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Helidon, enabling unauthorized update, insert or delete operations on some Helidon–accessible data and unauthorized read access to a subset of such data. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity, with no availability effects, as reflected in a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5.

Affected Systems

Oracle Helidon versions 4.0.0 through 4.4.1 are affected by this issue. No other Helidon releases or Oracle products are listed as impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

Because authentication is not required and the attack vector is publicly reachable over HTTP, the risk of exploitation is moderate to high. The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates a significant impact potential, while the EPSS score of <1% indicates a very low probability of exploitation. The absence of a KEV listing does not diminish the need for immediate remediation. An attacker could exploit this flaw to alter Helidon data or access sensitive information with no credential required, representing a serious threat for systems exposed to the internet or untrusted networks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 29, 2026 at 00:14 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Helidon to a patched version provided by Oracle for the August 2026 security update
  • Restrict HTTP access to the Helidon service using firewall rules or network segmentation, allowing only trusted IP ranges
  • Enable comprehensive logging and audit trails for data modification and read operations to detect and respond to unauthorized activity

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 29, 2026 at 00:14 UTC.

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History

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthenticated HTTP Access Enables Modification and Read of Helidon Data

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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). Vulnerability in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Imperative Web Server). Supported versions that are affected are 4.0.0-4.4.1. 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).
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:helidon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Helidon Unauthenticated Access Causing Unauthorized Data Modification and Read

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Helidon Unauthenticated Access Causing Unauthorized Data Modification and Read
Weaknesses CWE-284

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle helidon
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:helidon:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle helidon
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T17:54:48.363Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T18:41:45.881Z

Link: CVE-2026-73868

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Updated: 2026-08-20T18:11:02.979Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-08-18T21:18:18.990

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:19:45.497

Link: CVE-2026-73868

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Updated: 2026-08-29T00:15:06Z

Weaknesses