Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
An unauthenticated attacker who can reach a vulnerable Oracle Coherence service over TCP may take complete control of it. A successful compromise could expose or alter data and disrupt service availability. Oracle rates the issue 9.8 critical.
Executive priority
Treat as an immediate critical remediation item. Prioritize reachable production systems because compromise requires no credentials or user action and may enable full service takeover. Require rapid ownership, exposure confirmation, containment, and vendor-guided remediation.
Technical view
CVE-2026-60230 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 network-reachable flaw requires no privileges or user interaction and can cause high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Likely exposure
Exposure exists where an affected Coherence version accepts TCP connections from untrusted or potentially compromised networks. Internet-accessible services warrant the greatest urgency, but internal deployments remain exposed to attackers with network access. The supplied sources do not identify specific ports or configurations.
Exploitation context
The vendor describes the vulnerability as easily exploitable and capable of Coherence takeover. The supplied record indicates it is not in KEV, and no cited source confirms active exploitation. Public exploit availability and observed attack activity are therefore unknown.
Researcher notes
The published vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. CWE-306 supports an authentication-control failure, but the supplied material does not describe the vulnerable protocol path, affected ports, technical root cause, indicators, or exact update identifiers. Avoid assuming exploitation mechanics beyond the vendor's statements.
Mitigation direction
- Identify every deployment running one of the four affected Oracle Coherence versions.
- Restrict Coherence TCP access to explicitly trusted systems while remediation is pending.
- Review Oracle's July 2026 advisory for the applicable supported update or mitigation.
- Apply vendor guidance using normal change control, prioritizing externally reachable and business-critical systems.
Validation and detection
- Verify installed Coherence versions against the affected version list.
- Map inbound TCP reachability from internet, partner, user, and other untrusted network segments.
- Confirm the Oracle-recommended update or mitigation is applied to every affected deployment.
- Review Coherence and network telemetry for unexplained or unauthorized TCP access.
- Re-test network restrictions and document any systems that cannot yet be remediated.
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 updatedCVE 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.