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Oracle Application Testing Suite EUVDEUVD-2026-61812

| CVE-2026-70862 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-5mmc-hvgh-xf25
9.1
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 OATS HTTP interface over network
  2. Delivery
    Send request to unauthenticated endpoint
  3. Exploit
    Bypass authentication check
  4. Execution
    Read or modify all accessible data
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate or tamper with test data

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

No special conditions beyond network reachability - the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) and the 'Authentication Bypass' tag indicate remote, unauthenticated exploitation of Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.3.0.1 over HTTP against a standard deployment, with no credentials and no user interaction required. The primary limiting factor is network exposure: the attacker must be able to reach the OATS HTTP listener, and because OATS is frequently deployed on internal or management networks rather than the public internet, realistic risk hinges on whether that interface is reachable from untrusted networks. The other limiting factor is version - only 13.3.0.1 is confirmed affected in the provided data.

Impact

This should be treated as a high-priority, patch-now item: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes trivial exploitation - network-reachable over HTTP, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction - combined with high confidentiality and integrity impact, and reinforced by the explicit 'Authentication Bypass' tag. That profile is exactly the kind of pre-authentication flaw that tends to be reverse-engineered quickly once Oracle's patch is published, so any mid-sized operator running an internet- or intranet-exposed OATS instance should schedule remediation urgently rather than waiting for exploitation evidence. Tempering that urgency: EPSS was not provided, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept was identified at time of analysis, so current real-world exploitation is unconfirmed - the priority here is driven by exploitability characteristics and the vendor severity rating, not by observed attacks. Availability impact is None (A:N), so this is a data-exposure and data-tampering risk rather than a denial-of-service one. One caveat to verify: OATS is often deployed on internal management networks, so effective exposure depends on whether the HTTP interface is actually reachable from untrusted networks.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the OATS HTTP interface sends a crafted request to a management or data endpoint that fails to enforce authentication, and is served or granted access as though authenticated. Without any credentials or user interaction, they then read, alter, or delete test data, configurations, and other application-accessible data. No public proof-of-concept was identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity makes weaponization straightforward once details are public.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 19, 2026

Unauthenticated remote compromise of Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.3.0.1 allows a network attacker to read, create, modify, or delete all data accessible to the application over HTTP with no credentials or user interaction. Rated CVSS 3.1 9.1 with high confidentiality and integrity impact (no availability impact), and tagged as an authentication bypass, this is a pre-auth flaw fixed in Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: apply the fixes delivered in Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html) to Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.3.0.1; an exact fixed build number was not included in the provided data, so confirm the precise patch/OneOff for your version directly from the CPU matrix. Until the patch is applied, reduce exposure by restricting network access to the OATS HTTP interface - place it behind a VPN or firewall so only trusted administrative hosts can reach it, and remove any internet exposure - which is low-risk since OATS is a testing tool that rarely needs broad reachability, though it may inconvenience remote testers. If feasible, disable or shut down non-essential OATS instances until patched, and monitor the application's HTTP access logs for anomalous unauthenticated requests to management endpoints as a detective control. Because this is an authentication bypass, credential rotation alone will not mitigate it - network access restriction is the key compensating control pending the patch.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.3.0.1

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_application_testing_suite 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 Application Testing Suite (OATS) is Oracle's web-based load and functional testing platform, historically bundled with Oracle Enterprise Manager and typically fronted by an application server exposing HTTP-based management and testing interfaces. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag combined with a PR:N (no privileges required) vector indicates the root cause is a broken or missing authentication/authorization check on a network-reachable endpoint, allowing requests to be processed as if authenticated. No CWE was assigned in the source data, but the behavior is consistent with the CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) / CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) class. Because the scope is Unchanged (S:U), impact is confined to the OATS application's own data and privileges rather than the underlying host.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Authentication bypass reachable over HTTP with no privileges or interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; full data read and modification gives C:H/I:H, with no availability impact (A:N).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/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
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in Oracle Application Testing Suite. The supported version that is affected is 13.3.0.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Application Testing Suite. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Application Testing Suite accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Application Testing Suite accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

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Why It Matters

Oracle Application Testing Suite 13.3.0.1 is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote compromise allowing attackers to read, create, modify, or delete all application data without credentials. Any instance exposed to untrusted networks faces total confidentiality and integrity compromise. Organizations must immediately inventory affected deployments and implement emergency access controls.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict network access to Oracle Application Testing Suite to trusted internal networks only via firewall rules or network segmentation; (2) Deploy a Web Application Firewall (WAF) with strict input validation and authentication bypass detection rules; (3) Implement robust authentication and authorization on upstream systems and data stores; (4) Establish comprehensive logging and alerting on all data access and modification events; (5) Consider disabling the application if not actively required; (6) Audit recent access logs for evidence of exploitation or unauthorized data access.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche Oracle enterprise testing tool, limited production 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 0.3%
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

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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