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Oracle Commerce EUVDEUVD-2026-61923

| CVE-2026-70976 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-729q-3728-w978
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 CAS HTTP endpoint over network
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted unauthenticated ingestion/control request
  3. Exploit
    Modify or delete indexed catalog data
  4. Execution
    Trigger repeatable crash or hang
  5. Impact
    Corrupt storefront data and cause complete DOS

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 specific prerequisite is network HTTP reachability to the Content Acquisition System component of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Experience Manager 11.4.0 - per AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N there is no special configuration, authentication, or user interaction required beyond the attacker being able to send HTTP requests to the CAS service. The key limiting factor is deployment topology: CAS is commonly intended to run within a trusted back-office/indexing tier, so exploitation depends on whether that HTTP interface is exposed to the attacker's network position; the affected version is constrained to 11.4.0, and impact is limited to integrity and availability (no data confidentiality loss).

Impact

This is a genuine high-priority issue rather than an inflated high-CVSS score: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack, and the 9.1 base score is fully justified by combined High Integrity and High Availability impact - an attacker can both corrupt catalog/content data and take the search service down. Confidentiality impact is None, so the primary business risks are data integrity (poisoned or deleted catalog/index data feeding a live storefront) and outage. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public POC was provided, so exploitation is not confirmed in the wild; the combination of trivial exploitability and an internet-facing e-commerce component nonetheless means that even a mid-sized retail IT team in swidnica should treat this as urgent and patch on Oracle's August 2026 CPU cycle rather than deferring. Because CAS is often intended to run inside a trusted back-office network, real-world exposure hinges on whether the ingestion port is actually reachable from untrusted networks - verify network placement to right-size urgency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the Content Acquisition System's HTTP interface sends crafted unauthenticated requests to the ingestion/crawl endpoints, then either injects or deletes catalog and content records to corrupt the live storefront's search index, or issues a malformed request that hangs or crashes the service for a complete denial of service. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no credentials, user interaction, or unusual conditions are needed once the port is reachable; no public POC has been identified at time of analysis.

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 data tampering and denial-of-service in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Experience Manager 11.4.0 lets a remote attacker manipulate the Content Acquisition System over HTTP to create, delete, or modify all accessible application data and to force a complete, repeatable crash or hang. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 driven by High Integrity and High Availability impact with no privileges or user interaction required, and was disclosed via Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes from Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html); patch is available per vendor advisory, though no discrete fixed build number is stated in the source data beyond the CPU, so confirm the exact patch level for 11.4.0 against the Oracle advisory before deploying. Until patched, restrict network reachability of the Content Acquisition System: place CAS ingestion and crawl HTTP endpoints behind the firewall so they are reachable only from trusted indexing hosts and administrative networks, and block their ports from untrusted or internet-facing segments - the trade-off is that any legitimate remote or cross-segment ingestion pipelines must be re-routed through allowed hosts or a VPN. Add a reverse proxy or WAF in front of CAS to require authentication/allow-listing on the ingestion routes, monitor for unexpected record-modification or crawl-control requests, and validate index/catalog data integrity after exposure, accepting that proxy enforcement adds an operational layer to maintain.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager 11.4.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_commerce_guided_search_oracle_commerce_experience_manager no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The affected component is the Content Acquisition System (CAS) of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Experience Manager, the Endeca-derived enterprise search and merchandising platform used to crawl, ingest, and index catalog and content data for e-commerce storefronts. CAS exposes network-facing HTTP services used for record ingestion and crawl management, and the vulnerability allows those services to be driven by an unauthenticated caller. No CWE was assigned by NVD, but the impact profile (write/modify to all accessible data plus a repeatable crash, with no confidentiality loss) is consistent with a missing-authentication / improper-access-control weakness on an administrative or data-ingestion endpoint rather than an information-disclosure bug. Per the EUVD record (EUVD-2026-61923), only version 11.4.0 is enumerated as affected.

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Severity by source

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

Unauthenticated network HTTP access to CAS with no user interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; data tampering and complete DOS give I:H/A:H, while no data disclosure keeps C:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager product of Oracle Commerce (component: Content Acquisition System). 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 / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Experience Manager 11.4.0 contains a critical vulnerability allowing remote, unauthenticated attackers to manipulate or delete business data and force repeated system crashes without interaction. This directly threatens revenue-generating commerce operations, customer trust, and regulatory compliance for organizations relying on this platform. Immediate containment is required to prevent unauthorized data modification and operational disruption.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Network segmentation isolating the product from untrusted networks; Web Application Firewall blocking unauthenticated requests to the Content Acquisition System; immediate takedown of the service if business operations permit; enhanced logging and alerting on data modification and system availability events.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Endeca-based enterprise e-commerce search platform, sizable but specialized retail footprint
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 0.3%
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
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
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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