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.
CVE-2026-55205
Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-18. the CNA's CVSS baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(high)
- EPSS
- 21.9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 18, 2026
Last Modified
June 23, 2026
Advisory Details (5)
Auto-updated Jun 18, 2026[security] fix(oauth): reuse pending onboarding flows
Upstream fix in progress (PR #3970 · nesquena/hermes-webui, state=closed)
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3970Hermes WebUI < 0.51.468 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated OAuth Flow Endpoint | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-webui-resource-exhaustion-via-unauthenticated-oauth-flow-endpointv0.51.468
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.468
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.468Release v0.51.468 — onboarding OAuth single-flight (#3970)
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.470 (PR #4338 merged 2026-06-17)
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/4338commit ce272d9cd5f8 (nesquena/hermes-webui)
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.470 (contains commit ce272d9cd5f8)
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/ce272d9cd5f8e5a4521278f56eb5388010901646Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-55205(1)
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