Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged local logon on AHF host
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ExploitAbuse Trace File Analyzer component
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ExecutionExecute with AHF privileges
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ImpactFull takeover of Autonomous Health Framework
Vulnerability Assessment
| Exploitation Conditions | Attacker must have an authenticated low-privilege local logon (PR:L, AV:L) to the host/infrastructure where Oracle Autonomous Health Framework and its Trace File Analyzer component execute - this is not remotely exploitable and requires no victim interaction (UI:N). The key limiting factors are: (1) local access to the Oracle DB/Grid Infrastructure server is mandatory, so exposure is confined to users who already have accounts or a foothold on that host; (2) the affected AHF versions must be in the 26.3-26.8 range; and (3) risk concentrates on shared or multi-tenant hosts where untrusted low-privilege local principals exist. On single-administrator, tightly controlled hosts the realistic risk is substantially lower. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely high-severity local privilege/compromise issue (CVSS 3.1 7.8) but NOT an internet-facing emergency. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) confirms exploitation requires local logon access to the host where Oracle Autonomous Health Framework executes, with low-level privileges already held - this is the single most important risk-limiting factor and sharply reduces the attack surface compared to a remote vulnerability. The high complexity-free (AC:L) and no-interaction (UI:N) profile means that ONCE an attacker has a foothold, escalation to full product takeover (C:H/I:H/A:H) is reliable. On the exploitation-likelihood axis the signals are weak: no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The practical read: prioritize patching on multi-user or shared Oracle database/Grid Infrastructure hosts where untrusted low-privilege local accounts exist, but treat it below any network-exploitable critical. NOTE A CONFLICT: the input Tags label this 'Information Disclosure,' yet the CVSS vector and description describe full takeover (C/I/A all High) - the tag understates the true impact and should not be relied upon for triage. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged local user (or an attacker who has already gained an initial foothold via another vector) on an Oracle database/Grid Infrastructure host that runs Autonomous Health Framework abuses the Trace File Analyzer component to escalate and fully compromise AHF, which typically runs with elevated privileges. No user interaction is required and attack complexity is low, making exploitation reliable once local access exists. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Local takeover of Oracle Autonomous Health Framework (Trace File Analyzer component) in versions 26.3 through 26.8: any user with an existing low-privileged logon on the Oracle Database or Grid Infrastructure host can exploit the component to gain full control of AHF, with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact (CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). The attack is not remote and needs no victim interaction, so exposure is confined to hosts where untrusted local principals already hold accounts or a foothold - shared and multi-tenant database servers carry the real risk, while single-administrator, tightly controlled hosts are substantially lower risk. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not in CISA KEV; Oracle published it through its October 2026 Critical Patch Update.
RemediationAI
Apply the fix issued in Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update, which is the vendor channel for this advisory (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html); the affected 26.3-26.8 range should be brought up to the patched AHF build released in that CPU, and AHF should be upgraded as part of the same maintenance window as the underlying Database/Grid Infrastructure home. Where patching must be staged, reduce exposure by removing or disabling unnecessary local OS accounts and sudo grants on Oracle Database and Grid Infrastructure hosts, since PR:L requires an existing logon, and by confining interactive access to those servers to a small set of trusted administrators - the trade-off is reduced operational convenience for DBAs and any monitoring accounts that legitimately need shell access. On shared or multi-tenant hosts, isolate AHF-managed directories so that non-Oracle OS users cannot write into TFA working, staging or output paths, and audit TFA execution and log-bundle creation for unexpected invocations by low-privileged users; restricting filesystem permissions may break diagnostic collection until ownership is corrected, so validate after each change. Note that because the vulnerability requires local access, perimeter filtering and network ACLs are not effective mitigations and should not be relied on in place of the patch.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework is the diagnostic and health-monitoring layer Oracle ships alongside Oracle Database and Grid Infrastructure; its Trace File Analyzer (TFA) component collects and packages trace, log and incident data across the stack, typically executing with elevated privileges so it can read files owned by the Oracle software owner and root. The flaw is a low-complexity local compromise (AV:L, AC:L, PR:L, UI:N, S:U) in which an authenticated low-privileged local user leverages TFA to break out of their privilege boundary and take over the framework, giving them access to everything the diagnostic tooling can read and write (C:H/I:H/A:H). No CWE identifier was supplied with the record, so the exact root-cause class is unconfirmed from available data; the vector profile is consistent with an unsafe privilege or resource-handling weakness inside a privileged diagnostic service rather than a memory-corruption or network-facing bug. Because AHF aggregates logs, environment details and support bundles that frequently contain connection strings, credentials and configuration data, control of the component is materially more valuable to a local attacker than the CVSS scope-unchanged rating alone suggests.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description states local logon with low privileges and no interaction yielding full takeover, so AV:L/PR:L/UI:N with C/I/A all High and unchanged scope.
Primary rating from NVD.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Vulnerability in Oracle Autonomous Health Framework (component: Trace File Analyzer). Supported versions that are affected are 26.3-26.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Autonomous Health Framework executes to compromise Oracle Autonomous Health Framework. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Autonomous Health Framework. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework's Trace File Analyzer component in versions 26.3 through 26.8 can allow an existing low-privileged authenticated local account to gain full control of AHF, creating a high-impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability risk on Oracle Database and Grid Infrastructure hosts. The exposure is concentrated on shared and multi-tenant database servers where untrusted local principals already hold accounts or a foothold, while tightly controlled single-administrator hosts are less exposed; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and the issue is not in CISA KEV. Leadership should prioritize inventory and reduction of local access on shared database estates because no vendor-released patch was identified at time of analysis.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; restrict local logon to trusted principals, remove unnecessary low-privileged accounts, enforce least privilege and audit logging for AHF/Trace File Analyzer on Oracle Database and Grid Infrastructure hosts, and isolate shared or multi-tenant servers where feasible.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-105893
GHSA-6w4c-fr3q-p47m
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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