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Oracle Commerce CVE-2026-71015

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61962 CRITICAL
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-8339-6fc9-29mj
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 exposed Endeca Application Controller over HTTP
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted request bypassing authentication
  3. Execution
    Invoke privileged EAC management operation
  4. Impact
    Read or modify all accessible Oracle Commerce 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

Exploitation requires network HTTP reachability to the Endeca Application Controller (EAC) management interface of an Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Experience Manager 11.4.0 deployment; per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) no authentication, no user interaction, and no special product configuration are needed against a reachable instance. The main limiting factor is exposure: the EAC control service must be network-accessible to the attacker, so deployments that keep the EAC on an isolated management network or behind firewall ACLs substantially limit real-world exploitability. Affected version is specifically 11.4.0.

Impact

All available severity signals point to genuine, high priority: the CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.1 with a fully network-facing, low-complexity, no-privilege, no-interaction vector, and Oracle explicitly labels it 'easily exploitable.' The scope is unchanged but both confidentiality and integrity impacts are High, so an attacker gains broad read and write access to product data without touching availability. No EPSS score, KEV listing, SSVC decision, or POC was provided in the input, so exploitation-probability and automatability signals are UNKNOWN rather than low - absence of a KEV entry here reflects missing data, not confirmed lack of exploitation. There is no conflict between the vector and the description: both agree on unauthenticated network HTTP access. The primary uncertainty is real-world exposure - EAC management interfaces are often deployed on internal networks, which can reduce practical attack surface versus the raw AV:N rating.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach an internet- or intranet-exposed Endeca Application Controller sends crafted HTTP requests directly to its management endpoints, bypassing authentication to read merchandising and catalog data or to create, alter, or delete Endeca application configurations and indexed content. Because no credentials or user interaction are needed and complexity is low, this can be scripted against any reachable 11.4.0 instance; no public POC was identified at time of analysis.

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

Unauthorized data access and manipulation in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Experience Manager 11.4.0 (Endeca Application Controller component) lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker read, create, delete, or modify all data accessible to the product over HTTP. The Oracle advisory and 'Authentication Bypass' tag indicate the flaw sidesteps authentication entirely, and Oracle rates it 'easily exploitable' with CVSS 9.1 (high confidentiality and integrity impact, no availability impact). No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity and network reachability make it a strong patching priority.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes from Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html); Patch available per vendor advisory, though the input does not specify an exact fixed build number for 11.4.0, so confirm the precise patch/bundle in the CPU matrix before deploying. As compensating controls until patched, restrict network access to the Endeca Application Controller HTTP management endpoints to trusted management hosts only (firewall/ACL or reverse-proxy allowlist), which blocks the unauthenticated network vector at the cost of requiring admin operations to originate from the allowlisted segment; place the EAC behind a VPN or management VLAN and disable any public exposure of its control ports, accepting that remote operators will need VPN access; and monitor EAC logs for anonymous provisioning, deletion, or data-modification operations. Do not rely on application-layer authentication alone given the authentication-bypass nature of the flaw.

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

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Commerce Guided Search (formerly Endeca) is an enterprise faceted-search and merchandising platform; the affected component, the Endeca Application Controller (EAC), is the management service that coordinates deployment, indexing (Forge/Dgraph pipelines), and application provisioning across the Endeca cluster, exposing HTTP/web-service control endpoints. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, S:U, C:H/I:H/A:N) combined with the vendor's 'Authentication Bypass' tag points to a missing or broken authentication check on these EAC control interfaces, allowing operations that should require operator credentials to be invoked anonymously. No CWE was assigned in the source data, but the behavior is consistent with a Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) or Authentication Bypass (CWE-287) root cause class.

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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:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated network HTTP access with low complexity gives PR:N/AV:N/AC:L; high confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability effect, matching the authentication-bypass data-access description.

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

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 creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Commerce Guided Search/Experience Manager 11.4.0 contains a critical authentication bypass that allows unauthenticated attackers to read, create, delete, and modify all product data over HTTP. Organizations running this version face complete compromise of commerce data and customer information without any attack prerequisites. This vulnerability requires immediate network isolation and monitoring pending a vendor patch.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: network segmentation blocking external access via firewall and WAF rules, enforcement of VPN-only access for administrative functions, comprehensive audit logging of all data access and modifications, real-time monitoring for data exfiltration patterns, and data integrity verification procedures to detect unauthorized changes. These controls reduce attack surface but cannot eliminate the underlying flaw-patch deployment is critical.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 67% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
legacy Oracle Endeca enterprise search, niche and declining deployment 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
Total

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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