Hermes WebUI < 0.51.468 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated OAuth Flow Endpoint
cve-program · CVE-2026-55205
PublishedHermes WebUI before 0.51.468 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the unauthenticated POST /api/onboarding/oauth/start endpoint that allows unbounded accumulation of in-memory flow state and daemon threads. Attackers can send repeated or concurrent requests to exhaust server memory and thread resources, potentially triggering repeated outbound device-code requests to upstream OAuth providers.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-55205
PublishedHermes WebUI < 0.51.468 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated OAuth Flow Endpoint
Hermes WebUI before 0.51.468 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability in the unauthenticated POST /api/onboarding/oauth/start endpoint that allows unbounded accumulation of in-memory flow state and daemon threads. Attackers can send repeated or concurrent requests to exhaust server memory and thread resources, potentially triggering repeated outbound device-code requests to upstream OAuth providers.
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- 18 Jun 2026 15:49:04 UTC
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- 17 Sep 2026 18:57:22 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L