Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessProbe Oracle Forms HTTP listener
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DeliverySend crafted request bypassing authentication
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ExploitAccess protected Forms application data
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ExecutionPivot via trusted Forms session to backend
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ImpactExfiltrate critical data from connected products
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 that the Oracle Forms instance be reachable over the network on its HTTP listener and that a Forms application be deployed on the affected installation; the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates no credentials, no user interaction, and no special complexity are needed to trigger the bypass. No CPE, configuration setting, or feature flag is named in the inputs, so the precise pre-condition - for example whether the Charmode/C/S endpoints or a specific Forms Services servlet must be exposed - is not confirmed from available data and should be verified against the Oracle advisory. Limiting factors: the impact per the vector is confidentiality-only (no documented integrity or availability effect), so this is a data-exposure pathway rather than a direct code-execution one, and exploitation still depends on the Forms application actually containing meaningful data behind the bypass. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector is close to maximally favorable for an attacker: AV:N, AC:L, PR:N, UI:N, S:C, C:H - an unauthenticated, low-complexity, no-interaction information-disclosure path over the network, which is why the base score reaches 8.6 despite no integrity or availability impact. That said, the real-world picture is tempered by several gaps: no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no POC or exploit code was reported in the provided intelligence, so this reads as an unpatched critical-severity defect with unproven exploitation rather than an actively exploited emergency. The absence of a CWE and the lack of any vendor post-exploitation or in-the-wild commentary mean the 'easily exploitable' language comes from Oracle's standard advisory boilerplate and should be treated as vendor assertion, not independently verified observation. Because the vector claims scope change, defenders should not scope risk narrowly to the Forms server itself; anything that trusts Forms sessions or shares its database credentials inherits the exposure. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker who can reach the Forms Services HTTP endpoint sends crafted requests that skip the normal login/session check, then queries Forms-exposed forms and blocks to pull back data the attacker should never see. Because the scope-change metric indicates impact beyond the Forms tier, the retrieved data or session context may let the attacker reach back-end database content or other Fusion Middleware services that trust the Forms layer. No public exploit code was identified, so this is currently a manual, targeted attack pattern rather than a scripted mass-exploitation one. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026
Authentication bypass in Oracle Forms (component: Forms Services, C/S, Charmode) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker with HTTP access to reach data and functionality that should require a valid session, affecting versions 12.2.1.19.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.6 with a scope-change flag, meaning a compromise of Oracle Forms can pivot to impact other products connected to or served by the Forms tier. Only high confidentiality impact is documented (no integrity or availability impact per the vector), and there is no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Oracle's guidance for this class of Fusion Middleware defect is to apply the patches released in the referenced Critical Security Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html) for Oracle Forms 12.2.1.19.0 and 14.1.2.0.0; the inputs do not name an exact build number or patch ID, so confirm the target version against the advisory before upgrading. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network reachability of the Forms Services HTTP listener to trusted segments or VPN-only ingress and front it with authentication at the reverse proxy - this limits exposure but adds a second authentication layer that can break Forms applet/thin-client flows and does not address the underlying bypass for anyone who passes the proxy. Where Charmode or legacy C/S access is enabled but not required, disable those endpoints on the Forms server to reduce the attack surface, accepting that some older clients will lose connectivity. Monitor Forms HTTP access logs and back-end database queries for anomalous unauthenticated data retrieval, and rotate any credentials that are embedded in or trusted by Forms sessions if exposure is suspected.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle Forms is a long-standing component of Oracle Fusion Middleware used to build and run data-entry and transaction applications, typically served over HTTP(S) through Forms Services with a Java applet/thin-client architecture (the 'C/S' and 'Charmode' variants referenced in the advisory). The tag 'Authentication Bypass' points to a root-cause class in the Improper Authentication / Missing Authentication family (CWE-287/CWE-306), even though the advisory supplies no explicit CWE; the practical effect is that a network-reachable Forms endpoint fails to enforce authentication before exposing application data. The scope-change metric (S:C) in the CVSS vector indicates the vulnerable Forms component does not itself contain the full impact - successful exploitation can affect resources managed by other security authorities, most plausibly the back-end database or other Fusion Middleware services that trust the Forms session.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Unauthenticated network-reachable HTTP bypass matches AV:N/PR:N/UI:N; scope change retained per vendor, confidentiality-only impact.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Forms product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Forms Services, C/S, Charmode). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.19.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Forms. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Forms, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Forms accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.6 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-79421
GHSA-q8gj-v4g5-5rj2
NVD
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EPSS
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