Authenticated data tampering and disclosure
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Improper access control in Oracle Helidon 3.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to read and modify subset data via HTTP. Oracle has not identified the affected Imperative Web Server handler or the failed authorization check, so the public record does not reveal which request path accepts low-privilege input without proper access enforcement. Exploitation requires valid low-privilege access and network reachability over HTTP, and the published impact is limited to subset data disclosure plus update, insert, or delete operations rather than takeover or service interruption.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Oracle Helidon 3.2.18 allows remote authenticated users to read and modify subset data via HTTP. Oracle has not identified the affected Imperative Web Server handler or the failed authorization check, so the public record does not reveal which request path accepts low-privilege input without proper access enforcement. Exploitation requires valid low-privilege access and network reachability over HTTP, and the published impact is limited to subset data disclosure plus update, insert, or delete operations rather than takeover or service interruption.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-71165
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- Oracle
- Product
- Helidon
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.2.18
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