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Oracle Solaris CVE-2026-87413

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106452 MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-vqhq-jh64-6g2g
5.5
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
    Authenticate to Solaris 11.4 host
  2. Exploit
    Issue crafted filesystem operation
  3. Execution
    Trigger kernel hang or panic
  4. Impact
    Complete denial of service

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

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

Exploitation Conditions

Requires an authenticated local account (PR:L) with the ability to log on to the Oracle Solaris 11.4 infrastructure and interact with the Filesystems component; the flaw cannot be reached remotely or without a valid session (AV:L, no network vector). Exploitation is limited to Oracle Solaris version 11.4 specifically, and impact is confined to availability - no privilege escalation, data disclosure, or code execution results. The low-privilege and local-access prerequisites mean realistic risk is restricted to insiders or an attacker who has already established a foothold on the host.

Impact

This is a moderate, availability-only vulnerability that should be prioritized for routine patching rather than emergency response. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 5.5) is internally consistent with the description: exploitation requires local logon to the host (AV:L) and at least low privileges (PR:L), is easy to trigger (AC:L), and results solely in a complete denial of service (A:H) with no confidentiality or integrity impact (C:N/I:N). No EPSS score, SSVC decision data, KEV listing, or POC was supplied in the intelligence set, so there is no signal of active exploitation or automatable attack - the entire risk picture rests on the Oracle CPU advisory CVSS data. The practical risk is bounded by the local-access and authentication requirements: an attacker must already have a (low-privileged) account on the Solaris host, which limits this to insider, lateral-movement, or multi-stage scenarios rather than internet-facing mass exploitation. In short, this is a legitimately real but low-urgency issue - a denial-of-service nuisance for already-authenticated local users, not a high-impact remote compromise.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged local user who already has shell access to an Oracle Solaris 11.4 system invokes a crafted filesystem operation that drives the OS into a hang or a repeatable panic, taking the host offline (complete DoS). No confidential data is exposed and no code is executed; the impact is purely availability. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Low-privileged local users can crash Oracle Solaris 11.4 through a flaw in the Filesystems component, causing a hang or repeatable complete denial of service. The issue requires a valid local logon (CVSS 5.5, AV:L/PR:L) and affects availability only, with no confidentiality or integrity impact; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis. It is a routine-patching priority rather than an emergency remote threat.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2026 fix for Oracle Solaris 11.4; the vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html is the authoritative source, and an exact patched Solaris build or release number was not supplied in the input, so verify the minimum fixed revision in the advisory before closing. Until patched, reduce local exposure by restricting interactive logon and sudo or role-based access on Solaris 11.4 hosts to trusted administrators, removing unnecessary low-privileged accounts, and auditing filesystem-related activity and crash or panic logs for repeated failures; these controls lower the chance of an insider or already-foothold attacker triggering the denial of service but do not remediate the flaw. Network blocking is not a primary control because the vector is AV:L, and disabling filesystem services broadly would carry operational risk.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Solaris 11.4

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_solaris no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Solaris 11.4's Filesystems component exposes a locally reachable code path that, when exercised by a low-privileged authenticated user, can hang the operating system or trigger a frequently repeatable crash. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) confirms local access, low attack complexity, low privileges, no user interaction, and availability-only impact. No CWE was provided, so the precise root-cause weakness class cannot be mapped from the available data; the observable outcome is complete denial of service rather than privilege escalation, data disclosure, or code execution. No CPE strings were supplied, and EUVD identifies only Oracle Solaris 11.4 as affected.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 5.5 MEDIUM

Requires local logon with low privileges (AV:L, PR:L), is easily triggered (AC:L), and causes only a complete DoS, so C:N/I:N/A:H with unchanged scope.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Filesystems). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
legacy enterprise UNIX OS, niche declining install base
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +28
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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