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Oracle GoldenGate CVE-2026-91547

| EUVDEUVD-2026-106775 MEDIUM
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-10-20 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-f3vc-q6fw-38gh
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
    Obtain low-privileged logon to GoldenGate host
  2. Exploit
    Abuse Vendor Access Module flaw
  3. Impact
    Read critical GoldenGate-accessible data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold a low-privileged account with logon access (PR:L, AV:L) to the infrastructure host where Oracle GoldenGate executes, and to interact with the Vendor Access Module component; there is no remote and no network-only path. Limiting factors: the attacker must be local/authenticated to the GoldenGate host, so external unauthenticated attackers cannot reach it directly; impact is restricted to data confidentiality (no integrity or availability effect). Affected deployments are Oracle GoldenGate 19.1.0.0.0-19.32.0.0, 21.3-21.23, and 23.4-23.26.3.0.0; patched builds from the Oracle October 2026 CPU are not exposed.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, confidentiality-only issue (CVSS 3.1 base 5.5, vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) that is a genuine data-exposure concern but not an urgent, mass-exploitable priority. The attack vector is LOCAL (AV:L) and requires an already-authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) with logon access to the host where Oracle GoldenGate runs, which substantially limits the attacker population to insiders or those who have already gained a foothold - this is the single biggest risk-reducing signal. Attack complexity is low (AC:L) and no user interaction is needed (UI:N), so once local access exists exploitation is straightforward. Impact is confined to confidentiality (C:H, I:N, A:N) with no scope change (S:U), meaning data disclosure but no integrity or availability loss. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active or probable near-term exploitation; the local vector makes broad automated exploitation unlikely. Note a data conflict to verify: the input Tags label this 'Authentication Bypass,' but the Oracle description and CVSS PR:L both describe an authenticated low-privileged local attacker gaining unauthorized data access, not a bypass of authentication - treat the tag as likely mislabeled and rely on the CVSS vector.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged user (or an attacker who has already compromised a non-privileged account) with interactive or shell logon to the server running Oracle GoldenGate abuses the Vendor Access Module to read data they are not authorized to see, potentially exposing all GoldenGate-accessible replicated data. No user interaction or additional privilege escalation is required, but local host access is a hard prerequisite. 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 20, 2026

Oracle GoldenGate exposes critical data to any low-privileged user who can log on to the host running the product, through a weakness in the Vendor Access Module component. Affected builds span three release trains: 19.1.0.0.0 through 19.32.0.0, 21.3 through 21.23, and 23.4 through 23.26.3.0.0; successful exploitation yields high confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability effect (CVSS 3.1 base 5.5). The attack path is strictly local and authenticated (AV:L/PR:L), so external unauthenticated attackers cannot reach it directly, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis - a moderate-severity data-exposure issue rather than a mass-exploitable emergency.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle October 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html), which contains the patched GoldenGate builds for all three affected trains - 19.x, 21.x, and 23.x; input data does not confirm a specific minimum fixed build number per train, so take the version listed for your release in that advisory rather than an invented one, and treat any build published in the CPU as the remediation target. Where patching must be staged, compensating controls are: restrict and audit local logon rights on GoldenGate hosts so that only accounts with a genuine operational need can reach the infrastructure (this directly removes the PR:L precondition, at the cost of some administrative friction); disable or remove the Vendor Access Module integration if no third-party tooling currently depends on it (effective, but breaks external vendor/monitoring integrations); and constrain access to the GoldenGate data directories and configuration files at the OS permission level so a low-privileged local account cannot read replication metadata (limits blast radius but does not fix the underlying module flaw). Because the issue is confidentiality-only and requires prior local access, prioritization can follow normal CPU cadence, but hosts shared with multiple unprivileged users or contractors warrant faster turnaround.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle GoldenGate 21.3 ≤21.23
Oracle GoldenGate 23.4 ≤23.26.3.0.0
Oracle GoldenGate 19.1.0.0.0 ≤19.32.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_goldengate 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 GoldenGate is Oracle's change data capture and real-time replication platform, widely deployed on database hosts to move transactional data between heterogeneous systems; the Vendor Access Module is the integration surface third-party tooling uses to interact with the GoldenGate instance. The weakness is a boundary or authorization failure in that module that lets a user who already holds a valid low-privileged OS or application logon on the GoldenGate host read data beyond their intended scope, including data belonging to other GoldenGate users or replication streams. The published CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) confirms the root cause class is best characterized as an access-control/authentication-bypass defect rather than memory corruption: no user interaction, no scope change, and confidentiality-only impact. No CWE identifier or CPE enumeration was supplied in the available data, so exact build-level mapping must come from the Oracle CPU October 2026 advisory.

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Severity by source

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

Requires local logon to the GoldenGate host with an existing low-privileged account (AV:L, PR:L), no interaction, and yields confidentiality-only data disclosure (C:H, I:N, A:N).

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in Oracle GoldenGate (component: Vendor Access Module). Supported versions that are affected are 19.1.0.0.0-19.32.0.0, 21.3-21.23 and 23.4-23.26.3.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle GoldenGate executes to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle GoldenGate accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise data-replication product, common in large shops but not everywhere
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

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

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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