CVE-2026-55205 json
Hermes WebUI < 0.51.468 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated OAuth Flow Endpoint
published 2026-06-18 4 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 14 d ago also EUVD-2026-37904
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 44%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- nesquena hermes-webui 0.51.468
- github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui@ce272d9 commit
- github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui#3970 pull request
- github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui#4338 pull request
- github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.468 release
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 44% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3970 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- nesquena hermes-webui
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
-
github.com
/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3970
issue-tracking, patch, exploit
-
github.com
/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/4338
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/ce272d9cd5f8e5a4521278f56eb5388010901646
patch
-
github.com
/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.468
release-notes
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/hermes-webui-resource-exhaustion-via-unauthenticated-oauth-flow-endpoint
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-55205
- NVD CVE-2026-55205
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