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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Pre-auth network LDAP attack with low complexity and full directory takeover justifies PR:N/AC:L/AV:N; scope change (S:C) reflects impact on identity-dependent products, with full C/I/A loss.
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CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Unified Directory product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: OUD Core). 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 LDAP to compromise Oracle Unified Directory. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Unified Directory, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Unified Directory. 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).
AnalysisAI
Complete takeover of Oracle Unified Directory (OUD) is possible when an unauthenticated remote attacker sends crafted traffic to the LDAP service in supported versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 of this Oracle Fusion Middleware component. The maximum CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0 reflects full confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss plus a scope change that can significantly impact adjacent products. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
Oracle Unified Directory is Oracle's all-in-one LDAP directory service (storage, proxy, synchronization, and virtualization) built on the Oracle Berkeley DB Java Edition backend and shipped as part of Oracle Fusion Middleware. The vulnerable element is 'OUD Core', reached over the LDAP protocol (typically TCP 389/636/1389). The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity, pre-authentication flaw whose scope change (S:C) means a compromise of the directory can cross a trust/security boundary into other products that rely on OUD for identity. Oracle assigned no CWE (CWE: N/A) and, per its standard CPU disclosure practice, does not publish root-cause technical detail; the class of defect (e.g., LDAP request parsing/authentication bypass) cannot be confirmed from the available data.
RemediationAI
Apply the fixes delivered in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026 (Patch available per vendor advisory) documented at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html; the input does not name an exact patched build number, so identify the specific OUD 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 bundle patch for your platform directly from that CPU page and its patch matrix. Because this is pre-authentication over LDAP with a scope change, prioritize patching internet- or partner-facing OUD instances first. Until patched, restrict network reachability of the LDAP/LDAPS listeners (typically TCP 389/636/1389/1636) to only trusted application hosts via firewall or network ACLs, and place OUD behind a segmented management network - noting the trade-off that overly tight ACLs can break legitimate directory-dependent applications and synchronization, so validate the allow-list against your identity-consuming services before enforcing.
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EUVD-2026-46774
GHSA-6v5m-8qfv-2x66