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Oracle Managed File Transfer EUVDEUVD-2026-79358

| CVE-2026-83030 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-09-15 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-7f3f-wffv-qrc4
8.3
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-privileged MFT/WebLogic credentials
  2. Delivery
    Reach T3 or IIOP listener on MFT Runtime Server
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted T3/IIOP request
  4. Execution
    Bypass runtime authorization checks
  5. Persist
    Create/modify/delete transfer configs and data
  6. Impact
    Repeatedly crash runtime for sustained 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

Exploitation requires three concrete things: (1) network reachability to the Oracle Managed File Transfer MFT Runtime Server's WebLogic T3 or IIOP listener ports, which are typically bound to internal interfaces and should be firewalled to administration tiers; (2) a valid low-privileged account on the MFT/WebLogic domain - the CVSS vector is PR:L, so this is an authenticated attack, not unauthenticated, and the attacker must already possess working credentials; and (3) the MFT Runtime Server component must be running, i.e. the full MFT deployment rather than a standalone WebLogic instance. Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: unauthenticated internet-facing exploitation is not possible under this vector, the T3/IIOP channels are frequently blocked or connection-filtered in hardened deployments, and no public exploit code or KEV confirmation was provided - so an attacker must either find or develop a working payload. Environments that expose T3/IIOP broadly and rely on shared or stale low-privilege credentials face the highest realistic exposure.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, no-user-interaction bug that requires only a low-privileged account - a fairly low bar in environments where contractors, integration accounts or compromised service credentials exist, and a mid-sized municipal IT team in rybnik running an on-prem MFT hub should treat this as urgent once they confirm the runtime is reachable. The high integrity and availability scores are the operationally meaningful part: an attacker who can rewrite or destroy file-transfer jobs could silently corrupt downstream business processes, and the repeatable crash gives an easy denial-of-service lever against a system that is often on the critical path for B2B data exchange. Important caveats: no CISA KEV entry means there is no confirmed active exploitation, and no EPSS score or public proof-of-concept was present in the supplied data, so this should be prioritized as a high-severity patch-now item rather than a panic incident. Exploitation is also bounded by network reachability of T3/IIOP, which in well-segmented deployments is restricted to internal tiers - environments that expose those ports broadly carry materially higher risk than those that do not. Where signals conflict is the missing CWE and the absent EPSS/KEV/POC metadata: we cannot distinguish a targeted, hard-to-automate exploit from a scriptable one, so treat the exploitability as unconfirmed rather than assumed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privileged account - a compromised service credential or a contractor login - connects directly to the MFT Runtime Server's T3 or IIOP listener from the network and sends crafted requests that the runtime fails to authorize properly. Within a single, low-complexity exchange the attacker can create, delete or modify transfer jobs, endpoints and payloads, exfiltrate a limited subset of MFT-accessible data, and then repeatedly trigger a crash to take the runtime down. No user interaction is required, and reachability of the internal T3/IIOP ports is the main practical gate.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026

Oracle Managed File Transfer (MFT) versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 contain a flaw in the MFT Runtime Server that a low-privileged, network-positioned attacker can abuse over the WebLogic T3 or IIOP protocols to gain unauthorized integrity control over critical MFT data, read a subset of it, and repeatedly crash the runtime for a complete denial of service. Oracle rates the issue 8.3 with a C/L/I/H/A/H impact profile, meaning the biggest exposure is tampering with transfer configurations, payloads and schedules rather than wholesale data theft. No public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was identified in the supplied intelligence, but the low privilege bar (PR:L) and network attack vector make this a realistic target for any attacker who already holds a valid low-privileged domain or application account, and internal T3/IIOP listeners are the exposure path.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update/Security Alert referenced at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html for Oracle Managed File Transfer 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0; the advisory is the only authoritative source for the exact patched build numbers, so confirm the fixed bundle version there before closing the ticket, and patch WebLogic Server components delivered in the same bundle since MFT depends on them. If patching must be delayed, the highest-value compensating control is restricting reachability of the T3 and IIOP listeners: put a WebLogic connection filter (weblogic.security.net.ConnectionFilterImpl) in place to allow only trusted administration hosts, or firewall those ports to the specific internal tiers that legitimately need them - the trade-off is that WLST scripting, node manager and some domain-to-domain integrations may break if their source hosts are not whitelisted. If T3/IIOP are not required for your MFT topology, disabling or unbinding those protocol channels is the strongest workaround, at the cost of losing remote WLST/JMX administration. Additionally, audit and rotate credentials for low-privileged MFT and WebLogic accounts, remove unused integration/service accounts, and monitor runtime logs for repeated crashes or unexplained changes to transfer configurations and schedules, since those are the observable signatures of the integrity and availability impacts.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Managed File Transfer 12.2.1.4.0
Oracle Managed File Transfer 14.1.2.0.0

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_managed_file_transfer no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Managed File Transfer runs on top of Oracle WebLogic Server as part of Oracle Fusion Middleware, exposing its MFT Runtime Server component to the WebLogic T3 and CORBA/IIOP remoting protocols for administrative and inter-tier communication. T3 and IIOP are the native WebLogic remoting channels and are the classic transport for Java deserialization and remote-object invocation flaws, so the root cause here is most likely an access-control or object-deserialization weakness in the MFT runtime that a plain low-privileged account can reach once it can open a T3/IIOP connection. Oracle declined to assign a CWE, so the precise defect class (improper access control vs. unsafe deserialization vs. authorization bypass) is not confirmed by the vendor. The impact metrics show high integrity and availability loss but only low confidentiality loss, which is consistent with an attacker being able to mutate or destroy transfer state and crash the runtime while only partially reading protected data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 8.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.3 HIGH

Network-reachable T3/IIOP service but exploitation needs a valid low-privileged account, so PR:L with AC:L and low confidentiality but full integrity and availability loss.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/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
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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 T3, IIOP to compromise Oracle Managed File Transfer. 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 read access to a subset of Oracle Managed File Transfer accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Managed File Transfer. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.3 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise-grade managed file transfer, on-prem deployments only
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 0.4%
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
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +42
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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