Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
An unauthenticated attacker who can reach an affected Oracle Coherence service over TCP may take control of it. A successful compromise could expose data, permit unauthorized changes, and disrupt availability. The affected supported releases are 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, and 15.1.1.0.0.
Executive priority
Treat as an immediate remediation priority. The combination of unauthenticated network access, low attack complexity, and potential complete takeover creates material operational and data risk. Prioritize externally reachable and broadly accessible deployments, while ensuring internal instances are not overlooked.
Technical view
CVE-2026-60219 is a missing-authentication vulnerability (CWE-306) in Oracle Coherence Core. It is remotely reachable over TCP, requires no privileges or user interaction, and has low attack complexity. Oracle assigns CVSS 3.1 score 9.8, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts and possible Coherence takeover.
Likely exposure
Exposure exists where an affected Oracle Coherence version is deployed and its TCP service is reachable by an untrusted or compromised network. Internet accessibility would increase urgency, but internal services also remain at risk from compromised hosts. The source bundle does not identify specific ports, configurations, or deployment modes.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is described as easily exploitable without authentication, privileges, or user interaction. The source bundle does not establish active exploitation, a public proof of concept, or inclusion in CISA KEV; its KEV indicator is false. Absence from KEV does not prove exploitation is not occurring.
Researcher notes
The available evidence identifies Coherence Core and CWE-306 but does not describe the vulnerable protocol flow, root cause, affected ports, detection signatures, or patch identifiers. Validation should remain version-, reachability-, and vendor-guidance-based. Do not infer that every Fusion Middleware component is affected.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Oracle Coherence deployments and identify affected versions.
- Consult Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update for the vendor-prescribed remediation.
- Apply Oracle-supported remediation promptly after appropriate testing.
- Restrict Coherence TCP access to explicitly trusted systems until remediation is complete.
- Monitor affected environments for suspicious access or unexpected administrative activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed Coherence versions against the three affected releases.
- Map which networks and systems can reach each Coherence TCP service.
- Verify Oracle-prescribed remediation is installed on every affected instance.
- Reassess TCP reachability after network restrictions are implemented.
- Review relevant service and network logs for anomalous unauthenticated connections.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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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.