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Oracle WebCenter Capture EUVDEUVD-2026-61467

| CVE-2026-60916 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-v454-h7f4-3h7r
9.9
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 Capture Client Bundle over HTTP
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted unauthenticated request
  3. Exploit
    Trigger flaw in client component
  4. Execution
    Modify or delete captured data
  5. Impact
    Pivot to integrated products (scope change)

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

The affected surface is the Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture Client Bundle component reachable over HTTP; per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) there are no special conditions - remote unauthenticated exploitation is possible against affected default deployments of Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0, with no authentication and no user interaction required. The practical limiting factor is network reachability: the attacker must be able to send HTTP requests to the Capture Client Bundle endpoint, so deployments confined to isolated internal networks or fronted by access-controlled proxies are materially harder to reach than internet-exposed instances. Exploitation is also bounded to the two supported versions Oracle lists.

Impact

This is a genuine high-priority issue, not a high-score-but-low-risk artifact. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes trivial, unauthenticated, no-interaction network exploitation, and the S:C scope change drives the score to 9.9 while signaling lateral impact to other products; integrity impact is High. The signals are consistent with each other rather than conflicting. Two caveats temper urgency: no EPSS score was provided in the input, and this is not listed in CISA KEV, so there is no confirmation of active exploitation - treat exploitation likelihood as inferred from the vector, not measured. Given the low exploitation barrier and Oracle-confirmed unauthenticated access, any organization exposing WebCenter Capture to reachable networks - even a mid-sized municipal IT team running a single Fusion Middleware instance - should treat patching as urgent, and internet-facing deployments especially so. The main open question is real-world exposure: many Capture deployments sit on internal networks, which reduces (but does not eliminate) practical risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the WebCenter Capture Client Bundle over HTTP sends crafted unauthenticated requests to the exposed endpoint, requiring no credentials or user interaction and low skill. They tamper with or delete captured documents and indexing data (High integrity impact), read a subset of accessible data, and degrade service, then leverage the scope change to affect integrated Fusion Middleware products. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, so this reflects the CVSS-derived attack profile rather than an observed campaign.

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

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 19, 2026

Remote unauthenticated compromise of Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture (Fusion Middleware, Client Bundle component) allows an attacker with only network/HTTP reach to create, delete, or modify critical data, read a subset of accessible data, and cause partial denial of service. Versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 are affected, and Oracle explicitly flags a scope change meaning successful attacks may significantly impact other products beyond Capture itself. Rated CVSS 3.1 9.9; disclosed in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of August 2026 with no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes delivered in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of August 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html) - patch available per vendor advisory; Oracle publishes the exact patch numbers per product/version in that CPU, but no single fixed build string was included in this input, so pull the specific patch for your 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0 installation from that advisory. Because Oracle CPUs are cumulative, applying the August 2026 CPU is the primary and recommended action. Until patching completes, compensating controls: restrict network access to the Capture Client Bundle HTTP endpoints to trusted management subnets via firewall/reverse-proxy allowlisting (side effect: may block legitimate remote client/scan-station users, so scope allowlists to known stations); remove any internet exposure of the Capture web tier and place it behind a VPN or WAF (side effect: added latency and operational overhead); and increase monitoring of Capture HTTP logs for anomalous unauthenticated requests. Note these controls reduce reachability but do not remediate the underlying defect - patch as soon as possible.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture 14.1.2.0.0
Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture 12.2.1.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_webcenter_enterprise_capture 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 WebCenter Enterprise Capture is a Java/Fusion Middleware document-capture and imaging platform used to scan, import, index, and route documents into content management systems (e.g., WebCenter Content). The flaw resides in the Client Bundle component, the client-facing/servlet layer exposed over HTTP. Oracle did not assign a CWE (CWE: N/A), so the precise defect class is unstated, but the combination of unauthenticated network access, low attack complexity, a scope change (S:C), and high integrity impact is consistent with an access-control or request-handling defect that lets untrusted HTTP input reach privileged operations. Because Fusion Middleware components share identity, session, and content-integration layers, a defect here can pivot into adjacent products, which is what the scope change reflects.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.9 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
vuln.today AI 9.9 CRITICAL

Oracle confirms unauthenticated HTTP access (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) and a scope change (S:C) with high integrity but only low confidentiality and availability impact, matching C:L/I:H/A:L.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Client Bundle). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture. While the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.9 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle WebCenter Enterprise Capture (versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0) contains a CRITICAL vulnerability (CVSS 9.9) that allows remote attackers without authentication to create, delete, or modify enterprise capture data, directly compromising data integrity and operational workflows. The vulnerability exhibits scope change, meaning successful exploitation may cascade to other enterprise systems integrated with WebCenter, significantly expanding organizational risk beyond the Capture application itself. With no vendor patch currently available, this poses immediate operational and compliance exposure requiring urgent interim mitigation.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) network segmentation and firewall rules restricting access to Capture to authorized personnel and internal networks; (2) web application firewall with rules to detect and block data modification operations; (3) enhanced logging and real-time alerting on all Capture API activity; (4) multi-factor authentication on administrative and API access; (5) regular backup/recovery testing of Capture data repositories; (6) consideration of temporary isolation or suspension of non-critical Capture functionality pending patch release.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche Oracle Fusion Middleware document-capture product, limited enterprise footprint
Data Quality
4 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· derived
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

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

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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