Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low-privilege OIM account
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DeliverySend crafted HTTPS request to Legacy UI
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ExploitExploit flaw in OIM Legacy UI component
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ExecutionEscalate to full control
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ImpactTake over Oracle Identity Manager
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 the attacker to hold a valid low-privileged account on the target (PR:L) and network access to the Oracle Identity Manager instance over HTTPS; the vulnerable code path is in the OIM Legacy UI component. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L). Limiting factors: only versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 are listed as affected; an authenticated (even if minimal) foothold is a prerequisite, so fully anonymous exploitation is not indicated; and exposure depends on whether the OIM Legacy UI is network-reachable to lower-trust users. Applying the October 2026 Oracle CPU removes the condition. |
| Impact | This is a genuine high-priority issue by severity signals. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 8.8) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw requiring only low privileges and no user interaction, with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact - consistent with Oracle's own 'easily exploitable' wording and the stated outcome of complete takeover of Oracle Identity Manager. However, the exploitation-likelihood signals are absent rather than reassuring: no EPSS score is provided, the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, and no public proof-of-concept is referenced, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The signals are therefore not conflicting but incomplete - high intrinsic severity with unknown real-world exploitation. Oracle Identity Manager is a core identity/access-management control plane, so a full takeover has outsized blast radius (it governs authentication and provisioning for downstream systems), which argues for prompt patching via the October 2026 CPU despite the lack of observed exploitation. One caveat: PR:L means the attacker must already hold some authenticated (low-privilege) foothold, which moderates the 'unauthenticated internet worm' scenario. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who holds a low-privileged account on an internet- or intranet-reachable Oracle Identity Manager instance sends crafted HTTPS requests to the vulnerable OIM Legacy UI component. Exploitation requires no user interaction and low attack complexity, allowing the attacker to escalate from a minimal account to full compromise and takeover of the Identity Manager, and by extension the identities and access it governs. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Authenticated takeover of Oracle Identity Manager is achievable through the OIM Legacy UI component: a holder of any low-privileged account who can reach the instance over HTTPS can escalate to full control of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CVSS 8.8). Only versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 of the Fusion Middleware product are listed as affected, and no user interaction or special attack conditions are required beyond that minimal foothold. Oracle resolves the issue with the October 2026 Critical Patch Update; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) was identified at time of analysis, but the low complexity and high payoff make unpatched, lower-trust-accessible deployments a priority.
RemediationAI
Apply the October 2026 Oracle Critical Patch Update to every Oracle Identity Manager deployment at 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.1.0, following the advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html for the exact patch set applicable to each release line, since the provided data does not enumerate discrete patch version numbers. Where patching cannot be immediate, the most effective compensating control is to restrict network access to the OIM Legacy UI so that only trusted administrative staff and management subnets can reach it - for example by placing the legacy UI behind a reverse proxy or WAF with allow-listed source ranges, or by disabling the legacy console entirely if it is not required; the trade-off is loss of self-service or delegated-admin workflows that depend on it, and allow-listing can break legitimate remote access. Additionally, audit and minimize the population of low-privileged OIM accounts that can reach the interface, since PR:L means any valid account is a sufficient launch point, and monitor OIM server logs for anomalous privileged actions originating from low-privilege identities. Rotating credentials and reviewing identity-store changes made before patching is prudent given the full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact of successful exploitation.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle Identity Manager is the identity governance and provisioning component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, and the affected code lives in its legacy administrative UI, a Java/J2EE web tier served over HTTPS. No CWE identifier was assigned in the source data, but the assessed vector profile - network-reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and uniform high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability - is characteristic of an authorization/access-control weakness in which the legacy UI's request handling fails to keep a limited-privilege identity from reaching functionality reserved for administrators. Because the OIM Legacy UI is a self-contained administrative surface, breaking its authorization boundary yields control over the identity store and provisioning workflows rather than merely reading data, which is why scope is scored unchanged while all three impact axes are high. The relevant technology stack is the Fusion Middleware WebLogic-hosted OIM application; no CPE identifiers were supplied with the intelligence, so exposure should be confirmed by inventorying installed OIM 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 instances and checking whether the legacy UI is reachable by non-administrative users.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable over HTTPS with low complexity and no user interaction; requires a low-privilege account (PR:L); full takeover justifies C:H/I:H/A:H and scope unchanged.
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CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: OIM Legacy UI). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Identity Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Identity Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle Identity Manager versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 are exposed to a high-severity Legacy UI flaw that can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the low-complexity path to high impact makes unpatched, broadly reachable deployments a leadership priority. Because OIM is a core identity system, a successful compromise could undermine access controls across the organization.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations include restricting network access to the OIM Legacy UI over HTTPS to trusted sources, enforcing least privilege and reviewing all low-privileged accounts, disabling the Legacy UI if not required, and monitoring for privilege escalation and anomalous administrative activity.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-106320
GHSA-cp23-w93q-7cgx
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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