Missing authentication in Oracle Helidon lets attackers modify data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Oracle Helidon from 4.0.0 through 4.5.5 is affected in its helidon-microprofile-security component. Authentication is missing for a critical function (CWE-306), so requests skip the required identity checks. An unauthenticated remote attacker over HTTP can create, delete or modify critical data and access all data that Helidon handles.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Vulnerability in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: helidon-microprofile-security). 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 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).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Helidon.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle Helidon — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html
22 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 21 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-77879 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle Helidon HTTP/2 clientPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-77892 Information exposure in Oracle Helidon CORS componentPriority LOW 37
- TI-2026-77886 Information exposure in Oracle Helidon gRPC serverPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101590
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-wj57-g687-g8r3
- 2026-10-21 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-23 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-101590 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-101590 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wj57-g687-g8r3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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