Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege DB account (Create Session)
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DeliveryConnect to listener via Oracle Net
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ExploitExploit RDBMS confidentiality flaw
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ExecutionRead all RDBMS-accessible data
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ImpactPivot to additional products (scope change)
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 | Requires a valid Oracle Database account with the Create Session privilege (a near-universal grant) and network reachability to the Oracle Net listener (typically TCP 1521) of a server running RDBMS version 23.4.0 through 23.26.3. No user interaction, no administrative/DBA privileges, and no special non-default feature are indicated by the data. The primary limiting factor is that exploitation is NOT unauthenticated - an attacker must first possess or obtain low-privilege database credentials - which meaningfully constrains purely external, anonymous exploitation while leaving insider and post-compromise scenarios fully viable. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-to-serious priority driven primarily by its scope and confidentiality impact rather than by evidence of exploitation. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N, 7.7) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity attack requiring only a low-privileged authenticated account (Create Session), with a scope change (S:C) meaning the breach can impact products beyond the RDBMS itself and yield complete read access to all RDBMS-accessible data. No EPSS score, KEV listing, POC, or SSVC decision data was provided, so real-world exploitation signals are entirely absent - there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and nothing suggests active or automatable exploitation. The practical risk hinges on the fact that PR:L is a very low bar in Oracle environments (Create Session is granted to virtually every database user), making the barrier mostly about any foothold rather than privileged access; combined with S:C and C:H this warrants prompt patching for internet- or intranet-exposed databases. One data conflict to flag: the input Tag 'Authentication Bypass' contradicts the CVSS vector, which requires authentication (PR:L) - this is NOT an authentication bypass, and the mislabel should not drive prioritization. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who already holds any ordinary Oracle database account (Create Session privilege) connects to the database listener over Oracle Net and sends a crafted request that exploits the RDBMS flaw, obtaining unauthorized read access to critical data across the RDBMS and, due to the scope change, potentially data belonging to additional products. No user interaction or administrative privileges are required, and attack complexity is low (AC:L), though a valid low-privilege login is a prerequisite. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 20, 2026
Oracle Database Server's RDBMS component (versions 23.4.0 through 23.26.3) lets a low-privileged database account holding the near-universal Create Session privilege read critical data - potentially all RDBMS-accessible data - over Oracle Net, and the scope-change rating means the impact can extend to other Oracle products sharing the instance. Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update is the referenced fix; no public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS 7.7 score reflects a confidentiality-only impact (C:H/I:N/A:N) that requires an authenticated session (PR:L).
RemediationAI
Apply the fix from Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html); the provided data references the advisory but does not state an exact patched build number, so confirm the target release against the CPU documentation before upgrading and treat the CPU as the authoritative source. Patch available per vendor advisory. Because the prerequisite is simply a Create Session grant, patching should be paired with controls that shrink the exposed population: restrict reachability of the Oracle Net listener on TCP 1521 to application and administrative subnets through firewall rules or listener-level access control, accepting the trade-off that legitimate remote clients outside those subnets will need a proxy or VPN path; review and trim accounts holding Create Session where the grant is not operationally required, recognizing that this privilege is normally granted by default and revoking it broadly will lock out ordinary users; and enable unified auditing or Database Vault to alert on anomalous read patterns from low-privilege sessions, at the cost of additional audit storage and some performance overhead.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw sits in the RDBMS engine of Oracle Database and is reachable over Oracle Net (SQL*Net), the proprietary protocol clients use to reach the listener, typically on TCP 1521. The assessed vector - AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - shows a remotely reachable, low-complexity weakness that requires only a valid low-privilege login and no user interaction, yields no integrity or availability impact, but delivers high confidentiality loss and crosses a security scope boundary (S:C), meaning the compromised database can be used to affect resources governed by other security authorities, such as co-hosted Oracle products or data owned by other components. Oracle has not published a CWE mapping or root-cause detail for this issue, which is typical of its Critical Patch Update disclosures. Third-party tagging frames the issue around authentication bypass, but because the assessed vector carries PR:L, it should be treated as a permission/access-boundary weakness exploitable after authentication - an attacker needs a valid Create Session account first - rather than as an unauthenticated listener bypass.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitable over Oracle Net (AV:N, AC:L) but needs a Create Session account (PR:L); scope change (S:C) impacts additional products with full read access (C:H) and no integrity/availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the RDBMS component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 23.4.0-23.26.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker having Create Session privilege with network access via Oracle Net to compromise RDBMS. While the vulnerability is in RDBMS, 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 RDBMS accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle Database Server RDBMS versions 23.4.0 through 23.26.3 contain a high-severity confidentiality flaw that can let an authenticated low-privileged account with the common Create Session privilege read sensitive data, with possible scope extension to other Oracle products sharing the instance. This creates enterprise data-protection and access-governance exposure across production and shared database estates, even though no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV entry exists. Leadership should prioritize inventory, access reduction, and patch tracking because the affected privilege is widespread and the data at risk may be broad.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; restrict Oracle Net access via network ACLs/firewalls, minimize and monitor accounts with Create Session, enforce least privilege, segment affected database instances, and deploy database activity monitoring; apply Oracle October 2026 Critical Patch Update when available.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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EUVD-2026-106787
GHSA-9vw7-927p-3rjf
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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