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Oracle Identity Manager CVE-2026-60721

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61406 CRITICAL
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-ch3x-g2j3-w7jw
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 OIM Legacy UI over HTTP
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted unauthenticated request
  3. Exploit
    Trigger takeover flaw in legacy handler
  4. Execution
    Gain control of Identity Manager
  5. Impact
    Manipulate accounts and downstream provisioning

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 - remote unauthenticated exploitation over HTTP against supported deployments of Oracle Identity Manager (versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0) that expose the OIM Legacy UI component. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms no authentication and no user interaction are required. The primary limiting factor is reachability of the Legacy UI: exploitation requires network HTTP access to that specific component, so instances where the Legacy UI is disabled, not deployed, or firewalled off from the attacker are not exposed. Affected only on the two named supported versions.

Impact

Every available signal points 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, 9.8) indicates network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation with total impact to all three security properties. No EPSS score was provided, so exploitation-probability cannot be quantified from this data; no SSVC decision record was supplied either. The vulnerability is NOT in CISA KEV and no POC was referenced, so exploitation is neither confirmed active nor publicly weaponized at this time. That said, OIM is a high-value identity-governance target and Oracle-authored (secalert_us@oracle.com) confirmation of a full-takeover, unauthenticated bug means this should be treated as urgent regardless of the currently unknown EPSS. The gap to flag: severity is vendor/NVD-confirmed but real-world exploitation likelihood is unmeasured here - absence of KEV/POC data is not evidence of low risk given the trivial attack profile.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the OIM Legacy UI over HTTP sends a crafted unauthenticated request to the vulnerable endpoint and, with no valid credentials and no user interaction, gains control of the Oracle Identity Manager instance. From that foothold the attacker can create or elevate accounts and manipulate provisioning across every downstream system OIM governs. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, so this scenario is inferred from the CVSS profile rather than an observed POC.

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

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Full product takeover in Oracle Identity Manager 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 (Legacy UI component) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to compromise the identity-governance platform over HTTP. Rated CVSS 9.8 with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, this issue is trivially exploitable and requires no user interaction; at time of analysis there is no public exploit identified and it is not listed in CISA KEV. Because OIM brokers provisioning and access to downstream enterprise systems, a takeover here has cascading blast radius across connected accounts and applications.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes delivered in Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update (Patch available per vendor advisory) documented at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html; Oracle does not publish standalone fix version strings in the CPU note, so the CPU bundle itself is the patch - an exact patched build number is not independently confirmed from the provided data. Prioritize patching given the unauthenticated 9.8 rating. Until the CPU is applied, reduce exposure by restricting network access to the OIM Legacy UI: place OIM behind a VPN or trusted-network segment, block external HTTP/HTTPS reachability to the console at the load balancer or WAF, and if the Legacy UI is not operationally required, disable or restrict its endpoint (trade-off: administrators relying on the legacy interface lose access and must use the newer UI). These are compensating controls only and do not substitute for the CPU.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Identity Manager 14.1.2.1.0
Oracle Identity Manager 12.2.1.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_identity_manager no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Identity Manager (OIM) is the identity-lifecycle and access-provisioning module of Oracle Fusion Middleware, deployed on WebLogic and used to manage user accounts, roles, and entitlements across an enterprise. The flaw resides in the 'OIM Legacy UI' component - an older web-facing interface still shipped in supported releases. Oracle's advisory does not assign a CWE (CWE listed as N/A) and provides no technical detail on the root cause; the 'takeover' phrasing combined with an unauthenticated network vector is consistent with classes such as authentication bypass, deserialization, or injection in the legacy request-handling path, but the specific mechanism is not disclosed. No CPE strings were provided in the intelligence set, so affected components are identified from Oracle's version list rather than NVD CPE matching.

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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 describes easily exploitable, unauthenticated HTTP takeover with full compromise, so AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and C/I/A all High.

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 Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: OIM Legacy UI). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Identity Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Identity Manager. 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 Identity Manager (OIM) versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 contain a critical vulnerability permitting complete unauthenticated remote takeover of the identity governance platform, with no patch currently available. Because OIM controls identity provisioning and access for downstream enterprise systems, compromise enables attackers to create accounts, modify permissions, and manipulate access across the organization's entire application portfolio. Every organization deploying these versions requires immediate compensating controls to prevent cascading account compromise and unauthorized system access.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Restrict Oracle Identity Manager access to dedicated administrative networks via firewall rules and VPN enforcement; deploy Web Application Firewall rules targeting the legacy UI component; enable comprehensive audit logging and real-time alerting on all identity and provisioning operations; segment OIM from internet-facing and untrusted networks; implement monitoring for anomalous role assignments and privilege escalation across downstream managed systems; conduct weekly reviews of authentication logs and administrative activity for indicators of compromise.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise identity-governance suite, common in large orgs 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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