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Trace File Analyzer EUVDEUVD-2026-61689

| CVE-2026-70734 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-gff3-v9jm-2rwf
7.4
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
    Gain high-privileged local logon to AHF host
  2. Delivery
    Initiate interaction with Trace File Analyzer component
  3. Exploit
    Induce required human interaction from secondary user
  4. Execution
    Exploit TFA to corrupt or delete critical data
  5. Persist
    Trigger service crash or hang
  6. Impact
    Impact cascades to additional co-located Oracle 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

Exploitation requires all of the following simultaneously: the attacker must have local logon access to the infrastructure host where Oracle Autonomous Health Framework is installed (AV:L - remote network exploitation is not possible); the attacker must hold high privileges on that host, consistent with a database administrator or root-equivalent role (PR:H); and a second person other than the attacker must perform some form of human interaction as part of the attack chain (UI:R - fully automated exploitation is not possible). The vulnerability is present in default AHF 26.x installations with no additional non-default configuration stated as required beyond having the product running. What limits exploitation: the local-only attack surface eliminates all remote and unauthenticated threat actors; the high-privilege prerequisite confines the realistic threat to trusted insiders or already-compromised privileged accounts; and the human interaction requirement further prevents scripted or worm-style propagation. Confidentiality impact is explicitly absent (C:N), so data exfiltration is not a stated outcome of this vulnerability.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.4 reflects a meaningful but substantially constrained threat: the local attack vector (AV:L) and high-privilege prerequisite (PR:H) limit the attacker pool to those already holding administrative or equivalent access on the Oracle infrastructure host, eliminating remote and unauthenticated exploitation paths entirely. The mandatory human interaction requirement (UI:R) adds a further barrier, preventing fully automated attack chains. Despite these constraints, the scope change (S:C) elevates concern because a successful attack propagates integrity and availability impacts to additional Oracle products - an environment running Oracle Database, Exadata, or other AHF-monitored systems faces a wider blast radius than the AHF component alone would suggest. No EPSS data was present in the available intelligence, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified; the absence of a CISA KEV listing and any confirmed POC further indicates no in-the-wild use has been observed. Even a mid-sized municipal IT operation in kalisz maintaining an Oracle infrastructure stack should treat patching as a scheduled priority rather than an emergency response, given the high-privilege prerequisite confines realistic exploitation to insiders or accounts already compromised at an elevated level. Overall this is a genuine risk in privilege-rich Oracle environments but does not warrant out-of-cycle emergency patching absent specific insider threat concerns.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A high-privileged local user - such as a database administrator or system operator with established logon access to the Oracle infrastructure host - interacts with the Trace File Analyzer component in a way that requires a second user on the system to perform some action, then leverages the resulting condition to overwrite, delete, or corrupt critical AHF-managed data and crash the service. Because of the scope change, the integrity or availability disruption can propagate to co-located Oracle services sharing the same infrastructure. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, so reproducing this scenario requires attacker-developed tooling targeting the TFA component.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 19, 2026

Data integrity and availability compromise in Oracle Autonomous Health Framework's Trace File Analyzer component affects versions 26 through 26.5.2, permitting high-privileged local attackers to corrupt or destroy critical data and induce a complete denial-of-service condition. Notably, the attack carries a scope change, meaning successful exploitation can cascade to affect additional co-located Oracle products beyond AHF itself. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis; Oracle has issued remediation through its August 2026 Critical Patch Update.

RemediationAI

Apply Oracle's Critical Patch Update for August 2026, available at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html, which addresses CVE-2026-70734 across the affected AHF 26.x release line. The exact fixed version number must be obtained directly from the Oracle advisory, as a precise patched release was not independently confirmed from the available data - do not assume any version above 26.5.2 is safe without verifying against the CPU documentation. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict local logon access on AHF infrastructure hosts to only operationally necessary accounts, reducing the pool of potential high-privileged attackers. Auditing and tightening user interaction workflows on affected hosts can reduce the likelihood of satisfying the UI:R condition. If diagnostic data collection is not actively required, temporarily disabling or isolating the Trace File Analyzer component is a viable interim measure, though doing so will impair Oracle Support's ability to collect diagnostic artifacts and may affect SLA commitments.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Autonomous Health Framework 26 ≤26.1.0
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework 26.3.1
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework 26.2.0
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework 26.5.2
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework 26.5.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_autonomous_health_framework 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 Autonomous Health Framework (AHF) is a diagnostic and monitoring suite bundled with Oracle Database and infrastructure deployments, and its Trace File Analyzer (TFA) subcomponent automates collection and analysis of log and diagnostic data from Oracle systems. The affected version range spans the entire 26.x release line - versions 26 through 26.1.0, 26.2.0, 26.3.1, 26.5.0, and 26.5.2 - indicating a broad cross-section of recent releases is vulnerable. The CVSS vector AV:L confirms exploitation is confined to the infrastructure host where AHF executes. The scope change metric (S:C) suggests TFA operates in an elevated context that allows its compromise to affect co-located Oracle components or dependent services. No CWE has been assigned, leaving the precise root-cause class - whether insecure file handling, privilege escalation within the diagnostic framework, or signal abuse - unconfirmed from the available data. No CPE strings were provided, so affected build granularity beyond the listed version numbers cannot be independently confirmed.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.4 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.4 HIGH

Local-only vector with high-privilege requirement and mandatory user interaction matches description; scope change reflects cross-product cascade; no confidentiality impact is stated.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in Oracle Autonomous Health Framework (component: Trace File Analyzer). Supported versions that are affected are 26-26.1.0, 26.2.0, 26.3.1, 26.5.0 and 26.5.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Autonomous Health Framework executes to compromise Oracle Autonomous Health Framework. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Autonomous Health Framework, 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 Autonomous Health Framework accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Autonomous Health Framework. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.4 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Autonomous Health Framework Trace File Analyzer (versions 26-26.5.2) contains a critical vulnerability allowing privileged local attackers to corrupt data and disable database services, with risk of impacting dependent Oracle systems. Organizations using affected versions must apply available patches immediately to prevent data loss and operational outages.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 95% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise Oracle infrastructure diagnostic tool, moderate deployment 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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

37
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +37
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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