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Oracle Identity Manager Connector EUVDEUVD-2026-24374

| CVE-2026-34290 HIGH
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2026-04-21 oracle GHSA-q23x-qvv8-gcm5
7.5
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
    Reach connector TCP service over network
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted/malformed requests
  3. Exploit
    Trigger uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400)
  4. Execution
    Exhaust memory/threads/CPU
  5. Persist
    Hang or crash Core component
  6. Impact
    Sustain 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

The connector's Core TCP service must be network-reachable from the attacker; per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) there are no special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation over TCP against Oracle Identity Manager Connector 12.2.1.4.0 with no user interaction. The primary limiting factors are deployment-based rather than configuration-based: exploitation requires TCP network access to the affected service (so segmentation, firewalls, or internal-only exposure materially reduce reachability) and the target must be running the specific affected version 12.2.1.4.0. Impact is limited to availability (denial of service) only - no confidentiality or integrity compromise is possible through this flaw.

Impact

Signals are internally consistent but point to moderate real-world urgency rather than an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, 7.5 High) indicates trivially reachable, unauthenticated, no-interaction exploitation, but the impact is confined to availability - no data compromise. CISA SSVC reinforces this nuance: Exploitation state 'none' (no observed or public exploitation), Automatable 'yes' (the DoS can be scripted and repeated), and Technical Impact 'partial' (not a full system takeover). EPSS is very low at 0.04% (12th percentile), and there is no KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so this is not evidence of imminent mass exploitation. Net: a genuine availability risk worth patching on Oracle's CPU cadence, especially for internet-exposed or high-availability OIM deployments, but it is not a code-execution or data-breach threat and does not warrant out-of-band emergency response absent exposure-specific concerns.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with network reachability to the connector's TCP service sends a stream of crafted or malformed requests that trigger uncontrolled resource consumption in the Core component, causing the connector to hang or crash. Because no authentication or user interaction is required and the effect is repeatable, the attacker can script the requests to keep the identity provisioning service continuously offline. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 24, 2026

Denial-of-service in Oracle Identity Manager Connector (Core component) version 12.2.1.4.0 lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker send network traffic over TCP to hang or repeatedly crash the service, producing a complete availability outage (CVSS 3.1 7.5). Oracle disclosed this in the April 2026 Critical Patch Update; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is very low (0.04%). Confidentiality and integrity are unaffected - the impact is purely availability (CWE-400, resource exhaustion).

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes delivered in the Oracle April 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2026.html), which is the authoritative source for the exact patch/bundle applicable to Oracle Identity Manager Connector 12.2.1.4.0; a specific fixed version string was not provided in the input, so treat the CPU as 'Patch available per vendor advisory' and follow its patch matrix for OIM Connector. Because the vulnerability is remotely reachable over TCP without authentication, prioritize network-level compensating controls until patching completes: restrict TCP access to the connector's listening port so it is reachable only from trusted OIM/provisioning hosts via firewall or network ACLs (trade-off: may break legitimate integrations if the allowlist is incomplete), place the service behind a VPN or internal segment rather than exposing it to untrusted networks, and apply rate-limiting or connection throttling at a load balancer/reverse proxy to blunt resource-exhaustion attempts (trade-off: aggressive limits can impact legitimate provisioning bursts). Monitor for repeated crashes/hangs and configure service auto-restart/high-availability to reduce outage duration as an interim measure.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Identity Manager Connector 12.2.1.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_identity_manager_connector 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 Identity Manager (OIM) Connectors integrate OIM - part of the Oracle Fusion Middleware identity governance stack - with external target systems to provision and reconcile user accounts. The affected element is the Core component of the connector, listening on a network-reachable TCP service. The root cause is classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption): the connector fails to bound consumption of a finite resource (memory, threads, CPU, or connection handling) when processing attacker-supplied network input, allowing exhaustion that manifests as a hang or repeatable crash. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:oracle_corporation:oracle_identity_manager_connector:*:* identifies the affected application, with the vendor pinning the supported affected release to 12.2.1.4.0.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Remote unauthenticated TCP reachability with no interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; impact is a complete DoS so A:H with C:N/I:N and unchanged scope.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager Connector product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). The supported version that is affected is 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TCP to compromise Oracle Identity Manager Connector. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Identity Manager Connector. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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Why It Matters

Oracle Identity Manager Connector (Core) version 12.2.1.4.0 contains a remote denial-of-service vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash or hang the service, causing complete availability outages. No vendor patch is currently available, leaving affected organizations in a window of heightened risk. Immediate compensating controls are required to reduce exposure while awaiting patch release.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Restrict inbound TCP access via firewall to only authorized internal systems and networks; implement connection rate limiting and timeout configurations on network infrastructure; deploy traffic monitoring and alerting for anomalous connection patterns; if operationally feasible, isolate the service to a dedicated network segment with strict ingress controls.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 88% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise identity-governance connector, limited to specific Oracle OIM deployments
Data Quality
5 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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
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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