CVE-2022-21404 is a critical vulnerability affecting Oracle Helidon, specifically versions 1.4.10 and 2.0.0-RC1 of the Reactive WebServer component. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to fully compromise the Helidon instance. Despite being difficult to exploit, successful attacks can lead to complete takeover, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.1 (High), this flaw presents a significant risk. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.4.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:helidon:1.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:helidon:2.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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