Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged MFT account
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DeliveryReach MFT Runtime Server over HTTP
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ExploitAbuse flaw to bypass access controls
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ExecutionRead/modify/delete all MFT data
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ImpactPivot to additional products via scope change
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 | Requires a valid low-privileged account (PR:L) and network HTTP access to the Oracle MFT Runtime Server component of Oracle Fusion Middleware versions 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0; no user interaction is needed and attack complexity is low. The limiting factors are the authentication requirement (attacker must already possess at least minimal credentials) and product-specific exposure - the MFT HTTP runtime must be reachable by the attacker. The scope change (S:C) means successful exploitation is not confined to MFT and may impact additional Oracle products, raising blast radius. No special non-default feature toggle is documented because Oracle's advisory provides no technical detail. |
| Impact | This is a genuinely high-priority vulnerability whose 9.6 CVSS score is well-calibrated rather than inflated. The vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) describes an easily exploitable, network-reachable flaw needing only low privileges and no user interaction, with a scope change that can 'significantly impact additional products' beyond MFT itself. The full confidentiality and integrity impact (read plus create/delete/modify of all MFT-accessible data) is credible for a managed file-transfer runtime that brokers sensitive data flows; the honest omission of availability impact (A:N) indicates a measured, not exaggerated, score. However, the exploitation-likelihood signals are entirely absent: no CISA KEV listing, no public POC, and no EPSS score are provided, so there is currently no evidence of active or imminent exploitation. The main tension is that the input tag 'Authentication Bypass' conflicts with the vector's PR:L, which requires an authenticated low-privileged account - this is an authenticated abuse-of-access issue, not an unauthenticated bypass. Oracle's CPU advisory (cspusep2026) publishes no technical detail, so root cause and CWE are unknown, which limits confidence in any deeper mechanism claims. Net: treat as a real priority for patching due to low attack complexity, scope change, and full C/I impact, but the realistic near-term threat is bounded by the authentication requirement and the current absence of any exploit evidence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who holds any low-privileged account on an internet- or network-reachable Oracle MFT deployment sends crafted HTTP requests to the MFT Runtime Server to read, alter, or destroy file-transfer data and, via the scope change, pivot impact into adjacent Oracle products. Because attack complexity is low and no user interaction is needed, exploitation is straightforward once minimal credentials are obtained (e.g., via phishing, credential reuse, or a low-tier service account). No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, so exploitation would currently require independent development. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 16, 2026
Oracle Managed File Transfer (MFT) Runtime Server, the file-transfer component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, allows an authenticated low-privileged attacker with network HTTP access to create, delete, modify, and read critical data handled by MFT, and the scope change (S:C) means a successful attack can escape the MFT trust boundary and impact additional Oracle products. The flaw is trivially reachable (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N, base 9.6), requiring no user interaction, but it is not pre-authentication: the attacker must already hold valid low-privileged credentials and be able to reach a MFT Runtime Server HTTP endpoint on versions 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of confirmed active exploitation (no CISA KEV listing); the 9.6 score reflects the confidentiality/integrity impact and cross-boundary scope change rather than observed exploitation, and the Oracle advisory provides no technical root-cause detail or CWE.
RemediationAI
Apply the fix published in Oracle's Critical Security Patch Update advisory for this CVE (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html, mirrored at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83029): patch available per vendor advisory, and because the available data does not disclose a distinct fixed build string, confirm the exact patched MFT Runtime Server release for the 12.2.1.4.x and 14.1.2.x lines directly from that Oracle alert rather than assuming a version number. Where patching cannot be done immediately, compensate for the confirmed prerequisite of a valid low-privileged account and HTTP reachability: restrict network access to the MFT Runtime Server HTTP listener (firewall, reverse proxy allowlisting, or VPN-only access) so untrusted networks cannot reach the endpoint, accepting the trade-off that legitimate external trading partners would need an alternate, inspected path; audit and aggressively prune MFT user accounts, revoke unused or shared credentials, and remove any low-privileged role that does not strictly need Runtime Server access, though this only narrows the attacker pool and does not remove the underlying flaw for legitimate users; and enable verbose MFT/Fusion Middleware audit logging with alerting on anomalous file create/delete/modify operations and unexpected outbound transfers from the MFT host to detect post-exploitation activity, at the cost of additional log volume and tuning effort. Blocking HTTP outright or disabling the Runtime Server is not a viable general workaround for an active file-transfer service, so prioritize patching on internet-reachable or partner-facing MFT instances.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle Managed File Transfer is an Oracle Fusion Middleware product used to move, encrypt, and audit files between internal systems and trading partners; the affected component is the MFT Runtime Server, which exposes HTTP-based transfer and administrative interfaces inside a WebLogic/Fusion Middleware domain. The vulnerability is network-reachable over HTTP with low attack complexity and no user interaction, and requires only a low-privileged account per the assessed vector's PR:L, so authentication is confirmed required but privilege level is minimal. The CPE/product mapping and EUVD entries identify exactly two supported releases in scope, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0, with earlier 12.2.1.3.0 and prior releases outside the stated affected set. No CWE is published for this CVE, so the precise defect class (for example broken access control on a Runtime Server endpoint versus improper authorization on a file-transfer operation) cannot be confirmed from the supplied data and should not be assumed; Oracle's security alert is intentionally terse. The CVSS scope change (S:C) is the most consequential technical signal: Oracle considers the vulnerable component's authorization boundary insufficient to contain the impact, meaning modified or leaked MFT data and the compromised runtime could be leveraged across other services sharing the Fusion Middleware deployment. A useful working assumption for defenders is a broken-access-control or authorization-bypass condition on an HTTP Runtime Server function, tagged 'Authentication Bypass' by the reporting feed, consistent with PR:L exploitation producing full read/write over MFT-managed data.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Network HTTP, low complexity, and a required low-privileged account (PR:L, not a bypass) with scope change; full C/I on MFT data but no availability impact per description.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Managed File Transfer product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: MFT Runtime Server). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Managed File Transfer. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Managed File Transfer, 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 Managed File Transfer accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Managed File Transfer accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).
Executive ViewAI
Oracle Managed File Transfer (MFT) Runtime Server, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, is affected by a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-83029) that allows an authenticated low-privileged attacker with network access to read, modify, or delete critical files and potentially pivot to other Oracle products. With no vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, this poses a significant risk to data integrity and confidentiality across the organization's file-transfer operations. Leadership should prioritize immediate mitigation to protect sensitive business data and maintain trust in Oracle-based workflows.
No vendor patch available; restrict network access to MFT Runtime Server HTTP endpoints to trusted sources, enforce strong authentication and least privilege, monitor file operations for anomalies, and segment MFT from other Oracle products to limit scope change impact.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
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