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Oracle SOA Suite CVE-2026-60540

| EUVDEUVD-2026-46902 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-7q88-c6w3-9rw9
9.6
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
    Obtain low-privileged SOA Suite account
  2. Delivery
    Reach Integration Business Insight over HTTP
  3. Exploit
    Bypass authorization checks
  4. Execution
    Access or modify critical SOA data
  5. Impact
    Pivot to impacted connected products (scope change)

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires network HTTP access to an Oracle SOA Suite deployment running the Integration Business Insight component, plus a low-privileged authenticated account on the target (CVSS PR:L, not PR:N), but no user interaction and low attack complexity. Limiting factors: the attacker must reach the Business Insight HTTP interface (internal-network segmentation or lack of internet exposure meaningfully reduces exposure) and must possess at least low-level credentials rather than being fully unauthenticated. It applies specifically to Fusion Middleware SOA Suite 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0; other versions are not listed as affected.

Impact

This is a genuine high priority, not an inflated high-CVSS score. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) describes easy remote HTTP exploitation needing only low privileges and no user interaction, with high confidentiality and integrity impact and a scope change reaching other products - Oracle itself calls it 'easily exploitable.' No EPSS score, KEV entry, or POC was provided, so exploitation-probability signals are absent: this appears to be a coordinated vendor disclosure (reported by secalert_us@oracle.com) rather than observed in-the-wild activity. The main uncertainty is that CWE is unassigned and no SSVC decision data is supplied, so root-cause detail is inferred from the 'Authentication Bypass' tag rather than confirmed. Availability impact is None (A:N), so this is a data-exposure/tampering risk rather than a denial-of-service risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds any low-privileged SOA Suite account (or obtains one) sends crafted HTTP requests to the Integration Business Insight component and, due to the authorization bypass, gains read/write access to data and operations they should not reach. Because of the scope change, the attacker can pivot to affect data in additional connected products beyond SOA Suite. No public exploit code has been identified, and exploitation requires no user interaction.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Privilege-escalating data compromise in Oracle SOA Suite (Oracle Fusion Middleware) lets a low-privileged, remote attacker with HTTP access abuse the Integration Business Insight component to read, create, modify, or delete all data accessible to SOA Suite. Rated CVSS 3.1 9.6 (Critical) with a scope change that can significantly impact other products beyond SOA Suite itself. Disclosed in Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update and tagged as an authentication bypass; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026, which contains the fix for both affected trains (12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0); the exact patch bundle numbers are enumerated in the CPU advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html - apply the SOA Suite / Fusion Middleware patches for your specific version. No standalone fixed version string is published separately from the CPU, so treat 'apply the July 2026 CPU' as the authoritative remediation. Until patching, restrict network reachability of the Integration Business Insight endpoints by placing the SOA Suite/WebLogic managed servers behind a reverse proxy or WAF that limits access to trusted internal networks, and tighten application-role assignments so low-privileged accounts cannot reach Business Insight functions; note that WAF filtering cannot reliably block an authorization-logic bypass, so network segmentation and least-privilege review are stronger compensating controls than request filtering alone.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle SOA Suite 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle SOA Suite 12.2.1.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_soa_suite no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle SOA Suite is an enterprise integration/middleware platform within Oracle Fusion Middleware used to build and run service-oriented and business-process integrations. The flaw resides in the Integration Business Insight component, which provides business-activity monitoring and dashboards over integration flows. The CWE is not assigned by NVD, but the 'Authentication Bypass' tag combined with the CVSS scope-change (S:C) and PR:L profile indicates a low-privileged HTTP-facing function that improperly authorizes access, allowing an authenticated-but-underprivileged user to reach data and operations across trust boundaries. Affected releases are the 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 Fusion Middleware trains.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 9.6 CRITICAL

Remote HTTP with low-privileged account and no interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N); authorization bypass reaching other products gives S:C with high C/I and no availability effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle SOA Suite product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Integration Business Insight). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle SOA Suite. While the vulnerability is in Oracle SOA Suite, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle SOA Suite accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle SOA Suite accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle SOA Suite's Integration Business Insight component contains a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) enabling remote privilege escalation and unauthorized access to all protected data within SOA Suite and potentially other integrated systems; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Organizations face immediate risk of data theft, modification, or deletion affecting enterprise-wide data governance. No vendor patch is currently available, requiring urgent interim containment measures.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: (1) Network segmentation-restrict HTTP access to all SOA Suite and Fusion Middleware servers from untrusted sources via perimeter firewall rules and network access control lists; (2) Authentication enforcement-require VPN or multi-factor authentication for all administrative and integration-layer access; (3) Enhanced monitoring-enable detailed request and data-access logging on Integration Business Insight with real-time alerting for modification or deletion operations; (4) Privileged account review-audit and enforce least-privilege access for all SOA Suite system and service accounts with immediate revocation of unnecessary permissions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise Oracle middleware, common in large Oracle shops but not everywhere
Data Quality
5 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 0.4%
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +48
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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