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Oracle Commerce CVE-2026-70994

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61941 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-388c-mf4q-vqj7
9.1
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 EAC HTTP endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Send unauthenticated request
  3. Exploit
    Bypass authentication check
  4. Execution
    Read accessible data / trigger crash
  5. Impact
    Data exposure and complete DoS

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

Requires network reachability to the Endeca Application Controller HTTP interface of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Experience Manager 11.4.0; per CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N no authentication, user interaction, or non-default configuration is needed to trigger it. The practical limiting factor is exposure: EAC is frequently deployed on internal or management-only networks, so exploitation depends on whether that HTTP endpoint is reachable by the attacker. Only version 11.4.0 is listed as affected, which bounds the vulnerable population.

Impact

The signals align toward genuine priority: CVSS 3.1 9.1 with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N means remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity exploitation with no user interaction, and Oracle explicitly labels it 'easily exploitable.' Confidentiality (C:H) and availability (A:H) are both fully impacted while integrity is untouched (I:N), consistent with an information-disclosure-plus-DoS bug rather than code execution. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified, and EPSS is not provided, so there is no evidence of mass exploitation yet - but absence of a POC should not lower urgency for an internet-reachable, auth-free critical flaw, and any operator running the affected 11.4.0 build should treat this as urgent and patch in the current Oracle Critical Patch Update cycle. The main open question is exposure surface: EAC is often deployed on internal management networks, so real-world risk hinges on whether the affected endpoint is reachable from untrusted networks.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the Endeca Application Controller HTTP interface sends crafted requests to unauthenticated management endpoints and retrieves sensitive application/catalog data, then issues requests that hang or repeatedly crash the service to take Guided Search offline. No credentials, user interaction, or special client are required, and no public POC is currently known.

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

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Unauthenticated remote compromise of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Experience Manager 11.4.0 (Endeca Application Controller) lets a network attacker read all data accessible to the product and force a complete, repeatable denial of service over HTTP. Oracle rates it CVSS 3.1 9.1 and flags it as easily exploitable with no authentication or user interaction. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the low attack complexity and unauthenticated vector make it a high-priority patch.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix delivered in the Oracle August 2026 Critical Patch Update (Patch available per vendor advisory: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html); an exact patched build number was not included in the source data, so pull the specific 11.4.0 patch/bundle referenced in that CPU for your platform. Until patched, restrict network access to the Endeca Application Controller so its HTTP interface is reachable only from trusted management hosts - place it behind a firewall/ACL or reverse proxy and block external access to EAC ports, accepting that automation or remote deployment tooling that calls EAC over the network may need allowlisting. Because the flaw is described as an authentication bypass, front-end authentication (e.g., an authenticating proxy) in front of the EAC endpoint is a reasonable compensating control, with the trade-off that it does not protect callers already inside the trusted segment.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager 11.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_commerce_guided_search_oracle_commerce_experience_manager 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 Commerce Guided Search (formerly Endeca) is an enterprise faceted-search and merchandising platform used in e-commerce. The affected component is the Endeca Application Controller (EAC), the management/orchestration service that coordinates indexing (Dgraph/MDEX), deployment, and application provisioning, typically exposed over HTTP web services. The vendor-supplied CWE is N/A, but the 'Authentication Bypass' tag combined with the CVSS profile (PR:N, C:H, A:H, I:N) indicates a missing-authentication or access-control weakness (CWE-306/CWE-862 class) that exposes EAC management functions to unauthenticated callers, permitting bulk data read and service disruption without integrity modification.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated network HTTP access (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) with full data disclosure and complete DoS but no data modification, so C:H/A:H and I:N, scope unchanged.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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
None
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager product of Oracle Commerce (component: Endeca Application Controller). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Experience Manager 11.4.0 contains a critical unauthenticated remote vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) enabling complete data disclosure and denial of service without authentication or user interaction. Organizations operating this product face immediate risk of unauthorized access to sensitive business data and service disruption, with no vendor patch currently available. Rapid inventory, isolation, and network-level mitigation are essential to reduce exposure.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) restrict HTTP access to affected systems to internal networks only via firewall policy, (2) implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block abnormal Endeca traffic patterns, (3) enable enhanced logging and real-time alerting on all connections to these systems, (4) isolate affected systems in restricted network segments to limit blast radius, (5) establish daily monitoring of Oracle Security Alerts for patch availability. These measures reduce but do not eliminate risk and must be treated as temporary pending vendor patch and system upgrade.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
legacy Oracle/Endeca enterprise e-commerce search, niche retail footprint
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
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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