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Oracle Commerce Endeca EUVDEUVD-2026-61974

| CVE-2026-71027 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-47v2-rcxw-9jfc
7.6
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
    Obtain low-privilege Commerce account
  2. Delivery
    Send crafted HTTP request to Application Controller
  3. Exploit
    Socially engineer victim user interaction
  4. Execution
    Trigger authorization bypass via scope change
  5. Persist
    Exfiltrate high-confidentiality Commerce data
  6. Impact
    Perform limited data manipulation

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 the attacker to hold a low-privilege authenticated account (PR:L) on the Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager 11.4.0 deployment - unauthenticated exploitation is not indicated by the CVSS vector. Additionally, successful exploitation requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker (UI:R), meaning a second user - likely one with elevated privileges or access - must take some action (such as clicking a link or loading attacker-influenced content) for the attack to complete. The attack is conducted over HTTP, so the attacker must have network access to the application tier. The limiting factors are: (1) the attacker must already hold a valid low-privilege account, reducing the risk from completely unauthenticated external actors; (2) successful exploitation depends on a victim's interaction, introducing a social-engineering requirement; and (3) only version 11.4.0 is confirmed affected. Non-default configuration or specific feature enablement is not cited as a prerequisite - the Endeca Application Controller appears to be a standard component of the affected product version.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.6 reflects a meaningful combination of signals: network accessibility (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), low privilege requirement (PR:L), scope change (S:C), and high confidentiality impact (C:H). These factors collectively indicate that any authenticated user with the lowest level of network access could initiate an exploit with minimal technical sophistication. The required human interaction (UI:R) introduces a social-engineering dependency - likely a phishing or click-based trigger - which slightly reduces the ease of opportunistic mass exploitation but does not negate targeted attack risk. No EPSS data was provided, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, meaning confirmed active exploitation has not been observed at time of analysis. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag warrants attention: if the bypass allows a low-privilege user to escalate access to high-confidentiality data, the practical impact exceeds what the PR:L rating alone might suggest. The scope change further amplifies risk in multi-component Oracle Commerce deployments. CVSS accurately characterizes this as High priority for organizations running version 11.4.0. No conflicting signals are present, though the absence of a CWE means the root cause class must be inferred from the tag and description rather than confirmed from NVD.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with a low-privilege account on the Oracle Commerce platform sends a crafted HTTP request to the Endeca Application Controller component, embedding a payload designed to exploit the authorization bypass. The attacker then induces a higher-privileged user - such as a commerce administrator - to interact with attacker-controlled content (for example, a manipulated product page or a link delivered via internal tooling), which triggers the exploit and grants the attacker read access to critical Commerce data and limited write capability across the broader Oracle Commerce environment. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Unauthorized data access and partial data manipulation in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager 11.4.0 is achievable by a low-privileged authenticated attacker over HTTP when a victim user interacts with attacker-influenced content. The Endeca Application Controller component is the attack surface, and successful exploitation triggers a scope change that can significantly impact additional Oracle Commerce products beyond the directly targeted instance. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, though the vulnerability is rated High (CVSS 7.6) with low attack complexity, making it a realistic threat in environments where low-privilege accounts are broadly granted.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for August 2026, available at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html, which addresses CVE-2026-71027. Oracle does not publish granular patch version numbers within CPUs - the fix is delivered as part of the full CPU patch bundle for Oracle Commerce 11.4.0. Organizations should apply the full CPU promptly given the low attack complexity. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict HTTP access to the Endeca Application Controller to authorized administrative IP ranges via network ACLs or a WAF, which addresses the AV:N vector and reduces exposure to low-privilege users who should not be initiating Application Controller interactions. Additionally, enforce strict least-privilege account controls to limit the pool of users holding even low-level access to the Commerce environment. Note that restricting network access to the Application Controller may impact legitimate administrative workflows - validate any ACL changes against operational procedures before deploying in production.

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

Oracle Commerce Guided Search (formerly Oracle Endeca Experience Manager) is an enterprise search and experience personalization platform built on the Endeca technology stack, commonly deployed in large retail and e-commerce environments. The Endeca Application Controller is an administrative and orchestration component within this stack. The vulnerability resides in this component and is accessible via HTTP, indicating it is likely exposed through the application tier rather than restricted to a management interface. Although no CWE is formally assigned in the NVD entry, the vendor-reported tags include 'Authentication Bypass', suggesting an authorization control deficiency - possibly an improper privilege check or access control bypass that allows a low-privilege user to reach data or operations reserved for higher-privilege roles. The CVSS scope-change indicator (S:C) confirms that exploitation in this component can cascade to affect other products within the Oracle Commerce deployment, which is consistent with the tightly integrated nature of Oracle Commerce modules. The affected CPE is Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager version 11.4.0.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.6 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.6 HIGH

Network HTTP access, low complexity, and low privilege confirmed; UI:R reflects mandatory victim interaction; S:C and C:H reflect scope change to additional Oracle Commerce products with critical data exposure; no availability impact described.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager product of Oracle Commerce (component: Endeca Application Controller). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Commerce Guided Search and Experience Manager version 11.4.0 contain a high-severity vulnerability allowing low-privileged users to access sensitive data and manipulate it partially, with potential to impact other Oracle Commerce systems. Organizations using this platform risk unauthorized exposure and modification of critical data-from customer information to product catalogs-depending on what data the system manages and what permissions are assigned.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: (1) Apply least-privilege principle to immediately restrict low-privilege and service account access to sensitive data and the Endeca Application Controller; (2) Implement network segmentation to limit HTTP access to the Commerce platform from trusted networks only; (3) Enable comprehensive audit logging for authentication, authorization, and data manipulation events, with real-time alerting on anomalies; (4) Restrict the ability of low-privilege accounts to create or influence content that other users interact with; (5) Deploy web application firewall rules to monitor and block suspicious HTTP requests targeting Guided Search components.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 81% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche enterprise e-commerce search platform, limited large-retailer 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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
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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