Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain local logon with low privileges
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DeliveryTarget Enterprise Manager Install component
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ExploitExploit low-complexity flaw
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ExecutionEscalate to platform takeover
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ImpactFull C/I/A compromise of EM Base Platform
Vulnerability Assessment
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires local logon access to the host where Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform executes, plus at least low-privilege credentials on that infrastructure (PR:L) - it is NOT remotely exploitable over the network (AV:L). The flaw resides in the Enterprise Manager Install component and affects versions 13.5 and 24.1. Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: the attacker must already have interactive/logon access to the EM host, so network segmentation, restricted shell access, and least-privilege local accounts materially constrain who can reach it; however, no special non-default configuration or user interaction is needed once that local access exists. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-priority local privilege/takeover flaw rather than a remotely wormable emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.8) tells a consistent story: an attacker must already have local logon access (AV:L) and at least low privileges (PR:L) on the host running Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform, but once there, exploitation is low-complexity (AC:L), needs no user interaction (UI:N), and yields full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise - i.e., product takeover. The description's phrasing ('low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure') aligns cleanly with AV:L/PR:L, so there is no network-vs-local conflict here. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC were provided, so there is no active-exploitation or mass-exploitation signal; the real-world status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' SSVC-style reasoning: exploitation is not observed, it is not automatable (local access gate defeats broad automation), but technical impact is total. Net: a genuine escalation-to-takeover risk on already-reachable hosts that should be patched in the normal Oracle CPU cycle, not a drop-everything remote zero-day. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged user - such as a local OS account, a limited operator, or an attacker who has already gained a foothold on the Enterprise Manager host - leverages a flaw in the Enterprise Manager Install component to escalate to full control of the Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform. Because complexity is low and no user interaction is required, once local logon is obtained the takeover is reliable. No public exploit code is identified at the time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
A local privilege-escalation flaw in the Enterprise Manager Install component of Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform lets a low-privileged user who can log on to the host running the platform escalate to full control of the EM Base Platform itself, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS 3.1 base score 7.8). Only versions 13.5 and 24.1 are affected, and exploitation is not possible over the network - CVSS vector AV:L/PR:L/UI:N means the attacker needs existing interactive logon plus at least low-privilege credentials on the EM infrastructure, and no user interaction or non-default configuration. There is no public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) at time of analysis; fixes are published in Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory.
RemediationAI
Apply the Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform fixes published in the October 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html); Oracle CPUs are cumulative per supported version, so install the latest CPU bundle for 13.5 or 24.1 rather than an isolated one-off fix. Until patching completes, the decisive compensating control is host-level: restrict interactive logon to systems hosting EM Base Platform to a small set of trusted administrators (e.g., limit SSH/sudo rights, remove or lock shared local accounts, enforce named accounts), because the attack requires AV:L plus PR:L and removing low-privileged local access removes the prerequisite entirely - the trade-off is reduced operational flexibility and potentially slower break-glass response. Additionally harden filesystem permissions on the EM installation and inventory directories so ordinary OS users cannot write to installer/upgrade artifacts, accepting the risk that over-restrictive ACLs can break patching or agent deployment, and segment the EM management host on an administrative-only VLAN to shrink the pool of users who can obtain local logon. Monitor for unexpected local privilege changes and unusual processes spawned by the EM service account as a detection layer, noting that such monitoring is detective rather than preventive.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability sits in the Enterprise Manager Install subcomponent of Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform, meaning the installer/setup path that lays down files, services, and configuration for the EM management stack. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H describes a classic local privilege-escalation profile: the attack surface is reached only from the host itself (AV:L), requires the attacker to already hold low-privileged operating-system credentials on that host (PR:L), needs no user interaction (UI:N), and, because the changed scope is unchanged (S:U), the impact stays within the EM Base Platform's security context - yet all three impact dimensions are rated High, consonant with an attacker gaining the privileges of the EM installation/service account and thereby taking over the platform. No CWE identifier was supplied by the vendor and no CVSSv4 assessment is included; the assessed vector matches Oracle's published CVSS 3.1 vector exactly. Because the weakness is exercised through the local installation/upgrade machinery rather than a network listener, exploitation is bounded by host-level access controls, filesystem permissions on the EM installation directories, and the privileges granted to interactive users on the management host rather than by network reachability.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description confirms local logon (AV:L) by a low-privileged user (PR:L) with no interaction and low complexity, yielding full takeover, so C/I/A all High.
Primary rating from NVD.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Vulnerability in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform product of Oracle Enterprise Manager (component: Enterprise Manager Install). Supported versions that are affected are 13.5 and 24.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform executes to compromise Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform versions 13.5 and 24.1 contain a high-severity local privilege-escalation flaw in the Install component that can let an existing low-privileged host user gain full control of the EM platform, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Leadership should care because compromise of this management platform can expose broad infrastructure control, although exploitation requires local access and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; restrict interactive logon to Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform 13.5 and 24.1 hosts to trusted administrators, enforce least privilege and remove unnecessary local accounts, monitor privilege-escalation events and administrative-group changes, isolate EM infrastructure on segmented management networks, and apply the Oracle October 2026 Critical Patch Update fix once a validated fixed build is available.
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-105939
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