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CVE-2026-83276: Oracle Helidon · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Affects Oracle HelidonSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Oracle CorporationHelidonAffected
  • >=4.0.0 <=4.5.4
Fixed in–
Mavenio.helidon/helidon-webclient-http2pkg:maven/io.helidon/helidon-webclient-http2Other threatsAffected
  • >=4.0.0 <=4.5.4
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Oracle has released patches for this vulnerability as part of the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Users of Helidon versions 4.0.0 through 4.5.4 should apply the official patches promptly to remediate this issue. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.

Description

Vulnerability in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: helidon-webclient-http2). Supported versions that are affected are 4.0.0-4.5.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP/2 to compromise Helidon. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Helidon. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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