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Oracle GoldenGate EUVDEUVD-2026-46800

| CVE-2026-60398 HIGH
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-2mxq-qcvh-7g7w
8.8
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 GoldenGate Microservices HTTP endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate with low-privilege account
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request to management service
  4. Execution
    Escalate to full deployment control
  5. Impact
    Compromise replicated data confidentiality and integrity

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires network access over HTTP to the Oracle GoldenGate Microservices management interface and a low-privileged authenticated foothold (CVSS PR:L), meaning the attacker must already possess some valid GoldenGate access or credential rather than being fully anonymous. Affected deployments must run GoldenGate Microservices in versions 19.1.0.0.0-19.30.0.0, 21.3-21.21, or 23.4-23.26.1. No user interaction is required (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L). The key limiting factors are the PR:L authentication requirement and reachability of the microservices HTTP endpoints - environments that isolate GoldenGate management ports to trusted hosts materially raise the bar.

Impact

The signals point to a genuine high priority: CVSS 3.1 8.8 with AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N and full C:H/I:H/A:H means low-cost, low-privilege network exploitation leading to complete compromise, and Oracle explicitly labels it 'easily exploitable.' The mitigating factor is PR:L - an attacker needs some valid low-privilege access to the GoldenGate microservices, not fully anonymous reach, which narrows the exposure to environments where credentials or a foothold already exist. No EPSS score, KEV listing, SSVC decision, or POC was provided, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified and there is no evidence of active exploitation; the risk is therefore assessed as high-potential-impact but not confirmed-in-the-wild. The Information Disclosure tag is narrower than the description's 'takeover' claim - treat Oracle's takeover language and the C/I/A:H vector as authoritative over the tag.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has obtained low-privilege credentials or a limited foothold on the GoldenGate Microservices web interface sends crafted HTTP requests to the management services and escalates to full control of the GoldenGate deployment, reading and altering replicated data flows. Given AV:N/AC:L, no special timing or user interaction is needed once network access exists. No public POC was identified in the provided data.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Full product takeover in Oracle GoldenGate Microservices affects releases 19.1.0.0.0-19.30.0.0, 21.3-21.21, and 23.4-23.26.1, where a low-privileged attacker with HTTP network access can compromise the entire GoldenGate instance. Oracle rates this CVSS 3.1 8.8 with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact and flags it as easily exploitable, meaning a single authenticated foothold escalates to complete control. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes from the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html); patch is available per vendor advisory, though the exact patched build numbers are not stated in the provided data and should be taken directly from that CPU matrix for your 19c, 21c, or 23ai branch. Because exploitation requires network HTTP access with low privileges, compensating controls until patching include restricting network access to the GoldenGate Microservices ports (Service Manager and the deployment web servers) to trusted management hosts via firewall or reverse-proxy allowlisting, placing the microservices behind a VPN or bastion rather than exposing them broadly, and tightening/rotating GoldenGate role accounts to minimize which low-privilege identities can reach the interface - noting these controls reduce but do not eliminate risk for any attacker who already holds valid low-privilege credentials, so they are a stopgap, not a substitute for the CPU patch.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle GoldenGate 23.4 ≤23.26.1
Oracle GoldenGate 19.1.0.0.0 ≤19.30.0.0
Oracle GoldenGate 21.3 ≤21.21

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_goldengate 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 GoldenGate is a real-time data replication and integration platform used to move and synchronize data across heterogeneous databases; the affected 'Microservices' architecture exposes management and administration functions over HTTP/HTTPS REST services (Service Manager, Administration Server, Distribution/Receiver Servers). The vulnerability lives in this web-facing microservices layer, reachable over HTTP per the CVSS AV:N/PR:L vector. Oracle did not assign a CWE (CWE: N/A) and does not disclose root-cause specifics in its Critical Patch Update advisories, but the 'takeover' outcome combined with the Information Disclosure tag suggests a flaw in the authenticated management interface that allows privilege escalation or unrestricted control beyond the attacker's assigned role.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Network HTTP-reachable management interface with low-privilege auth (PR:L) and no user interaction yields easy exploitation to full takeover, so C/I/A all High.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in Oracle GoldenGate (component: Oracle GoldenGate Microservices). Supported versions that are affected are 19.1.0.0.0-19.30.0.0, 21.3-21.21 and 23.4-23.26.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle GoldenGate. 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

Why It Matters

Oracle GoldenGate Microservices versions 19.1.0 through 23.26.1 contain a critical vulnerability enabling complete instance takeover; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. An attacker with low privileges and HTTP network access can escalate to complete control over affected GoldenGate deployments, threatening confidentiality, integrity, and availability of enterprise data replication systems relied upon by data-dependent business operations.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: restricting network access to GoldenGate Microservices HTTP ports to trusted administrative networks only via network segmentation and firewall controls; enforcing strong authentication and multi-factor authentication for administrative access; implementing real-time logging and monitoring of authentication events and administrative API calls for anomaly detection; limiting service accounts to minimal required privileges; and considering operational air-gapping of affected instances from production networks pending patch availability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely used enterprise data-replication tool, not universally deployed
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 0.4%
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
No
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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