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Oracle Access Manager EUVDEUVD-2026-46772

| CVE-2026-60358 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-55xr-q9c4-gj9c
10.0
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 OAM HTTP endpoint over network
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted request to Authentication Engine
  3. Exploit
    Bypass authentication unauthenticated
  4. Execution
    Take over OAM server
  5. Impact
    Pivot to protected downstream products

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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

No special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation over HTTP against supported deployments of Oracle Access Manager (versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0), consistent with AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N. The only prerequisite is network reachability of the OAM Authentication Engine's HTTP interface; there is no authentication, no user interaction, and no non-default configuration named in the advisory. The primary limiting factor is exposure: environments that keep OAM's HTTP endpoints off the public internet and behind restricted management networks materially shrink the attack surface, and only the two named supported versions are stated as affected.

Impact

Every available signal points to maximum priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H yields a 10.0 base score - network vector, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, scope change, and total confidentiality/integrity/availability loss. Oracle explicitly labels it 'easily exploitable' and warns attacks 'may significantly impact additional products,' reinforcing the scope change. Compensating for the raw score: no EPSS probability was supplied, the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV in the provided data, and no POC is referenced, so there is no confirmed active exploitation - meaning urgency is driven by severity and the identity-tier target rather than by observed in-the-wild use. Because OAM authenticates access to many downstream applications, a takeover is effectively a keys-to-the-kingdom event, so this should be treated as an emergency patch regardless of the missing EPSS/KEV signals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker on the network sends a crafted HTTP request directly to the OAM Authentication Engine, with no credentials required, and abuses the flaw to gain control of the OAM server. Leveraging the scope change, the attacker then mints or bypasses authentication tokens to impersonate any user and pivot into the downstream applications OAM protects. No public POC is referenced at time of analysis, but the low-complexity unauthenticated profile makes reliable exploitation likely once technical details circulate.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Remote unauthenticated compromise of Oracle Access Manager (Fusion Middleware Authentication Engine) in supported versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 allows a network attacker to fully take over the product via HTTP with no credentials or user interaction. Oracle rates this a maximum CVSS 3.1 10.0 because the scope-changing flaw can pivot beyond OAM to impact additional products. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but as an SSO/identity gatekeeper the impact of takeover is severe.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes in Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html) for the affected 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 branches; Oracle publishes the exact patch/bundle numbers within that CPU, and an exact standalone fix version was not provided in this input, so treat the CPU July 2026 patch level as the required baseline (patch available per vendor advisory). Because this is an unauthenticated pre-auth flaw with a scope change, prioritize patching over mitigation. Until patched, reduce exposure by restricting network reachability of OAM's HTTP endpoints to trusted management/reverse-proxy networks and blocking direct internet access to the Authentication Engine, and place a WAF/reverse proxy in front to filter anomalous authentication requests - with the trade-off that overly strict filtering can break legitimate SSO logins and federation flows, so test against production authentication patterns before enforcing. After patching, rotate OAM credentials, keys, and session secrets in case of prior compromise.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Access Manager 14.1.2.1.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_access_manager 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 Access Manager (OAM) is the enterprise web single sign-on and access-control component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, sitting in front of applications to enforce authentication and authorization policies. The flaw resides specifically in the Authentication Engine, the subsystem that validates credentials and issues sessions/tokens; a defect there lets an unauthenticated HTTP request subvert the trust boundary the whole platform depends on. Oracle did not assign a CWE (CWE: N/A), so the precise root-cause class is unstated, but the network/unauthenticated profile plus a scope change is consistent with an authentication-bypass or deserialization/injection-style defect in request handling that grants control of the server and its downstream trust relationships.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 10.0 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 10.0 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated network HTTP attack with low complexity and no user interaction, full CIA loss, and a scope change into downstream products, matching Oracle's 10.0.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Access Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Authentication Engine). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Access Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Access Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Access Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 10.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

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Why It Matters

Oracle Access Manager versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 contain a critical flaw allowing unauthenticated remote takeover without user interaction via HTTP requests. Because OAM serves as the organization's centralized authentication gateway, its compromise would enable attackers to bypass identity controls enterprise-wide and access all downstream applications and systems. With CVSS 10.0 maximum severity, scope-changing impact, and no patch currently available, this represents the most urgent infrastructure risk to the organization.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict OAM network access to authorized personnel and systems only; deploy WAF signatures to block exploitation attempts; implement comprehensive audit logging with real-time alerting for OAM authentication anomalies and configuration changes; disable unnecessary OAM services and protocols; require VPN access for all administrative functions; monitor for suspicious authentication patterns and unauthorized OAM access or behavior modifications.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise SSO/identity gateway in large Oracle environments
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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

50
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +50
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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