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Oracle Commerce Guided Search EUVDEUVD-2026-47362

| CVE-2026-61154 CRITICAL
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-vhpc-3rg9-fhfp
9.8
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 Platform Services HTTP endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted request to Forge
  3. Exploit
    Trigger unauthenticated flaw
  4. Execution
    Gain service takeover
  5. Impact
    Access/alter catalog and index data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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 Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services 11.4.0, per the CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N. The concrete prerequisite is network reachability of the Forge component's HTTP interface; the primary limiting factor is therefore network exposure, because Platform Services/Forge is typically a back-end tier that is not (and should not be) internet-facing, so real-world exploitability hinges on whether an attacker can route to that endpoint. Only version 11.4.0 is confirmed affected, which further bounds the exposed population.

Impact

All available signals point to genuinely high risk rather than a paper-only high score: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) means network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation with no user interaction, and Oracle explicitly calls it 'easily exploitable' with a 'takeover' outcome. Scope is Unchanged (S:U) but all three impacts are High. No EPSS score was provided in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified here, and there is no SSVC decision record, no POC, and no KEV listing - meaning active exploitation is not confirmed. The one caveat worth verifying is that no CWE is published, so the exact exploitation mechanism is inferred; the raw exposure profile, however, is unambiguous and warrants prompt remediation regardless of the missing EPSS/CWE detail.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services HTTP interface sends a single crafted request to the Forge component and, without any credentials or user interaction, gains full control of the service. From there they can read or tamper with catalog/index data and pivot within the e-commerce back end. No public POC is identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity means weaponization would be straightforward once details emerge.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Complete takeover of Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services 11.4.0 (formerly Endeca) is possible by an unauthenticated remote attacker sending crafted HTTP requests to the Forge component. Oracle rates this 9.8 with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, and describes it as easily exploitable. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the low complexity and lack of authentication make it a high-priority patch target.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes delivered in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html); no exact patched build number is given in the input, so treat this as 'patch available per vendor advisory' and pull the specific patch for Guided Search Platform Services 11.4.0 from the CPU matrix. Until patching is complete, reduce exposure by restricting network access to the Forge/Platform Services HTTP endpoints so they are reachable only from trusted internal management hosts (place them behind a firewall/VPN or internal-only VLAN), since these components are back-end data-processing services that should never be internet-facing - the trade-off is minimal for most deployments because Platform Services is not a customer-facing tier. Avoid exposing the Endeca administrative/Forge ports (commonly in the 8000-range) to untrusted networks, and monitor those endpoints for anomalous HTTP requests as a detection compensating control.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services 11.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_commerce_guided_search_platform_services 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 Commerce Guided Search (the product line descended from Oracle Endeca) provides faceted/guided navigation and search for large e-commerce catalogs. The affected 'Forge' component is the Endeca data-processing/pipeline engine that ingests, transforms, and indexes catalog data to build the MDEX search index. Because Oracle assigns no CWE for this entry, the precise root-cause class is unpublished, but a 9.8 vector with full C/I/A impact and 'takeover' language over HTTP is consistent with an unauthenticated deserialization, injection, or authentication-bypass flaw in an exposed Platform Services HTTP endpoint. Oracle's own tag of 'Information Disclosure' suggests confidentiality exposure is a notable facet of the impact.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.8 CRITICAL

Vendor describes easily exploitable, unauthenticated, network HTTP takeover with full impact, so AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N and C/I/A all High; scope unchanged as no cross-component compromise is stated.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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: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
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services product of Oracle Commerce (component: Forge). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Commerce Guided Search Platform Services 11.4.0 is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution with a CVSS score of 9.8, allowing attackers to achieve complete system takeover without credentials. Organizations deploying this platform face immediate risk of data exfiltration, operational disruption, and supply chain compromise. No vendor patch has been released, making urgent interim containment essential.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Restrict Forge component access via network segmentation and firewall rules using IP whitelisting; deploy WAF rules to block suspicious HTTP patterns; maintain comprehensive audit logging of all requests to the Guided Search Platform; consider temporary disabling of non-critical Guided Search features until patch availability; monitor vendor advisories and security bulletins weekly for patch release and interim security updates.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise e-commerce search platform (Endeca lineage), limited retail deployment
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 0.4%
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

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +49
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

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