CVE-2026-101585: Oracle Helidon CORS authorization bypass in helidon-cors

CVE-2026-101585 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle Helidon is a lightweight Java framework for building microservices and cloud applications. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit a flaw in the CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) component to read sensitive data and make unauthorized modifications without authentication, potentially compromising dependent applications that rely on Helidon.

Technologies: Oracle Helidon. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-101585 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-101585 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-101585?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Helidon 3.0.0 through 3.2.21.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-101585?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-101585 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-101585?
Check whether you run Oracle Helidon at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the helidon-cors component and allows unauthenticated network-based attacks via HTTP. An attacker with network access can bypass authorization controls to gain both read access to a subset of accessible data and update/insert/delete access to some Helidon data. The scope change indicates exploitation may impact systems beyond Helidon itself.

Affected products

  • Oracle Helidon 3.0.0 through 3.2.21

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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