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Oracle Coherence CVE-2026-60219

| EUVDEUVD-2026-46625 CRITICAL
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-07-21 oracle GHSA-fgcr-f77f-8q95
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach Coherence TCP listener
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted cluster/proxy request
  3. Exploit
    Trigger flaw in Core component
  4. Execution
    Execute attacker-controlled logic
  5. Impact
    Take over Coherence instance and data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

No special conditions beyond network reachability - remote unauthenticated exploitation over TCP against affected Oracle Coherence versions 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, and 15.1.1.0.0 (CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). The one concrete prerequisite is network access to a Coherence Core/cluster or Coherence*Extend proxy TCP listener; exploitation is therefore limited primarily by whether those ports are reachable from the attacker. Deployments that isolate Coherence on a segmented back-end network or firewall its ports to trusted hosts materially reduce reachable attack surface, since the vulnerability offers no authentication or interaction barrier of its own.

Impact

All available signals point to genuine high priority: the CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H yields a 9.8 base score with network reach, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, and Oracle explicitly calls it 'easily exploitable' with full takeover impact. There is a conflict to flag: Oracle's own tag says 'Information Disclosure,' yet the vector and prose describe complete compromise (C:H/I:H/A:H, 'takeover') - the takeover characterization should govern prioritization, and the tag appears to be a mislabel. Mitigating the urgency, no EPSS score, SSVC decision, POC, or KEV entry is present in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified and there is no evidence of active exploitation yet. Given Coherence's exposure of TCP cluster/proxy services and the unauthenticated network vector, defenders should treat this as an emergency-patch candidate even absent a public exploit, because Oracle CPU disclosures for pre-auth RCE-class Fusion Middleware bugs are commonly reverse-engineered shortly after release.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with network reach to a Coherence cluster or proxy TCP port sends crafted traffic to the exposed Core service and, without any credentials or user interaction, gains control of the Coherence process and its data. Because the flaw is unauthenticated and low-complexity, a single reachable listener is enough to achieve full takeover; no public exploit is identified at time of analysis, but the low barrier makes weaponization plausible once details circulate.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 21, 2026

Remote takeover of Oracle Coherence (Oracle Fusion Middleware, Core component) allows an unauthenticated network attacker to fully compromise affected versions 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, and 15.1.1.0.0 over TCP. Oracle rates the flaw CVSS 9.8 with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact and describes it as "easily exploitable," meaning no authentication, user interaction, or special access is required. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the CVE is not currently listed in CISA KEV; remediation is delivered through the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update (patch available per vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html); Oracle's CPU model ships the fix as cumulative patches for each affected release train (14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, 15.1.1.0.0) rather than as a single tagged version, so identify and deploy the specific patch matching your installed version and stack. Because the vector is unauthenticated over TCP, prioritize network-level compensating controls until patching completes: restrict Coherence cluster ports and any Coherence*Extend/proxy listener ports to trusted management subnets via firewall/security-group rules (this can break legitimate cross-node or client-extend traffic if not scoped carefully), place Coherence nodes on an isolated back-end VLAN with no direct internet or general LAN exposure, and enable Coherence's authentication/TLS transport features on proxy and cluster communication where supported (adds latency and configuration overhead but blocks anonymous TCP access). Avoid exposing any Coherence service directly to untrusted networks. Because no patch version string is given in the input, do not assume a version number - confirm the exact patch identifier in the CPU advisory before deployment.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Coherence 15.1.1.0.0
Oracle Coherence 14.1.1.0.0
Oracle Coherence 14.1.2.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_coherence no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Coherence is a distributed in-memory data grid and caching platform bundled with Oracle Fusion Middleware, used to scale stateful Java applications across clustered nodes that communicate over TCP (and Coherence*Extend/Tangosol Cluster Management Protocol). The affected 'Core' component handles cluster membership and data serialization, and Coherence historically exposes network-facing services that deserialize objects from cluster or proxy traffic - a class of issue frequently rooted in unsafe deserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502), though NVD lists no specific CWE for this CVE. The single CPE provided (cpe:2.3:a:oracle_corporation:oracle_coherence) is version-wildcarded, so precise affected ranges must be taken from Oracle's advisory text (14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, 15.1.1.0.0) rather than the CPE. The Oracle-supplied tag 'Information Disclosure' understates the impact, since the CVSS vector and description both indicate full system takeover rather than mere data exposure.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.8 CRITICAL

Vendor confirms unauthenticated, easily exploitable network TCP attack yielding full takeover, so AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N with C:H/I:H/A:H.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Coherence product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0 and 15.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TCP to compromise Oracle Coherence. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Coherence. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Coherence, a core component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, contains a critical remote vulnerability (CVE-2026-60219, CVSS 9.8) enabling unauthenticated network attackers to achieve complete system compromise across versions 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, and 15.1.1.0.0. Organizations face immediate risk of data loss, service disruption, and unauthorized access to critical business systems. Any enterprise deploying Oracle Coherence must apply remediation immediately.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch: Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise Java data grid bundled with Oracle Fusion Middleware, common but not ubiquitous
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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