CVE-2026-55205

Hermes WebUI < 0.51.468 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated OAuth Flow Endpoint

Published Jun 18, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Get-hermes
Get-hermes hermes Web Ui
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:get-hermes:hermes_web_ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Get-hermes
Get-hermes hermes Web Ui
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nesquena
Nesquena hermes-webui
Vendors & Products Nesquena
Nesquena hermes-webui
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title Hermes WebUI < 0.51.468 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated OAuth Flow Endpoint
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': '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'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2026, 6:57 PM
Reserved
Jun 16, 2026, 3:53 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 18, 2026, 5:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 12:10 AM