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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| nesquena | hermes-webui | < 0.51.468 |
References
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/ce272d9cd5f8e5a4521278f56eb5388010901646
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3970
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/4338
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.468
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-webui-resource-exhaustion-via-unauthenticated-oauth-flow-endpoint
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3970
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 18, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred