Vulnerability in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: helidon-integrations-neo4j). (CVE-2026-83278)
A vulnerability exists in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware, specifically in the helidon-integrations-neo4j component. It affects supported versions 3.0.0 through 3.2.20 and 4.0.0 through 4.5.4. The vulnerability is difficult to exploit and requires an unauthenticated attacker to have access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware running Helidon. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or all accessible data within Helidon. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.8, indicating a medium severity with high confidentiality and integrity impacts but no availability impact. Oracle has released security patches addressing this vulnerability as part of their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-83278 is a vulnerability in the helidon-integrations-neo4j component of Oracle Fusion Middleware's Helidon product. It affects versions 3.0.0 to 3.2.20 and 4.0.0 to 4.5.4. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with physical network segment access to compromise Helidon, potentially enabling unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or all accessible data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.8 (AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), reflecting a medium severity with high confidentiality and integrity impacts. Oracle has issued patches for these affected versions in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data or all data accessible to Helidon, as well as unauthorized access to such data. This impacts confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. Exploitation requires physical access to the communication segment attached to the hardware running Helidon, making exploitation difficult.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released official security patches for this vulnerability in the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Affected users should apply these patches promptly to remediate the issue. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay. No alternative mitigations or temporary fixes are indicated in the advisory.
Vulnerability in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: helidon-integrations-neo4j). (CVE-2026-83278)
Description
A vulnerability exists in the Helidon product of Oracle Fusion Middleware, specifically in the helidon-integrations-neo4j component. It affects supported versions 3.0.0 through 3.2.20 and 4.0.0 through 4.5.4. The vulnerability is difficult to exploit and requires an unauthenticated attacker to have access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware running Helidon. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or all accessible data within Helidon. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.8, indicating a medium severity with high confidentiality and integrity impacts but no availability impact. Oracle has released security patches addressing this vulnerability as part of their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.8medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-83278 is a vulnerability in the helidon-integrations-neo4j component of Oracle Fusion Middleware's Helidon product. It affects versions 3.0.0 to 3.2.20 and 4.0.0 to 4.5.4. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker with physical network segment access to compromise Helidon, potentially enabling unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or all accessible data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.8 (AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N), reflecting a medium severity with high confidentiality and integrity impacts. Oracle has issued patches for these affected versions in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data or all data accessible to Helidon, as well as unauthorized access to such data. This impacts confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. Exploitation requires physical access to the communication segment attached to the hardware running Helidon, making exploitation difficult.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released official security patches for this vulnerability in the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Affected users should apply these patches promptly to remediate the issue. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay. No alternative mitigations or temporary fixes are indicated in the advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-w56v-492w-j8cm
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-83278"]
- Database Specific Severity
- MODERATE
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa07de55bf5e2cf5ea32d4
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:10 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 04:05:03 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 06:01:23 UTC
Views: 2
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