Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A network attacker who can reach a vulnerable Oracle Coherence service over TCP may compromise it without credentials or user interaction. A successful attack could expose or alter data, interrupt service, and take over the affected Coherence environment. Oracle rates the issue 9.8 critical.
Executive priority
Treat reachable affected systems as an immediate remediation priority. Establish ownership, identify exposed instances, restrict access, and follow Oracle guidance. Prioritize internet-facing and broadly reachable environments because compromise may cause complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Technical view
CVE-2026-60197 affects Oracle Coherence Core versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, and 15.1.1.0.0. It is classified as CWE-306, missing authentication for a critical function. The supplied CVSS vector indicates remote, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure exists where an affected Coherence version accepts attacker-reachable TCP connections. Internet-facing services are highest risk, but reachable internal deployments also matter because authentication is not required. The sources do not identify a specific port or configuration prerequisite beyond network access.
Exploitation context
The supplied record does not list this CVE in CISA KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit availability. That absence does not prove exploitation is impossible. The low-complexity, unauthenticated network attack conditions make reachable systems urgent to assess.
Researcher notes
The public bundle establishes affected versions, TCP reachability, missing authentication, and takeover impact. It does not disclose the vulnerable protocol operation, port, root-cause detail, indicators of compromise, or confirmed exploitation. Avoid inferring those details; validate exposure through version and network-reachability evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Oracle Coherence deployments and identify the affected versions exactly.
- Review Oracle's July 2026 advisory and apply its prescribed updates or remediation.
- Restrict TCP access to Coherence services to explicitly authorized systems.
- Isolate exposed instances until vendor-prescribed remediation is completed.
- Monitor reachable services for unusual connections and unauthorized changes.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed Coherence versions using authoritative asset and deployment records.
- Map every network path capable of reaching each Coherence TCP service.
- Verify firewall rules deny access from untrusted and unnecessary networks.
- Confirm Oracle-prescribed remediation through change records and version verification.
- Review relevant logs for unexpected access, configuration changes, or service disruption.
Public sources used
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CWE-306: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9oracleVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Oracle AdvisoryCVE reference, oracle · vendor-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Missing Authentication for Critical Function represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.