Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A remotely reachable, unauthenticated attacker could take control of affected Oracle Coherence systems over HTTP. Successful compromise could expose or alter data and disrupt service. The flaw affects supported versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0 and carries a critical CVSS score of 9.8.
Executive priority
Treat this as an immediate remediation priority. Determine exposure now, sharply limit network access, and apply Oracle's prescribed remediation under emergency change procedures where appropriate. Systems supporting sensitive data or critical services should be assessed first.
Technical view
CVE-2026-60242 affects Oracle Coherence Core in versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. It is classified as CWE-306, indicating missing authentication for a critical function. The network-accessible HTTP attack path requires no privileges or user interaction and can produce high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Likely exposure
Exposure is highest where an affected Oracle Coherence service accepts HTTP traffic from untrusted or broadly accessible networks. Internal-only deployments remain at risk from attackers with network access. The supplied evidence does not identify affected ports, configurations, or reliable external detection fingerprints.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is described as easily exploitable and capable of complete Oracle Coherence takeover. However, it is not listed as a CISA KEV entry in the supplied bundle, and no cited source establishes active exploitation or public exploit availability.
Researcher notes
The public description supplies the attack vector, impacts, affected versions, and CWE classification, but not the vulnerable endpoint, root cause details, patch identifier, detection signature, or exploitation evidence. Validation should remain defensive and rely on version, configuration, reachability, logs, and Oracle guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Identify Oracle Coherence deployments running versions 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.1.0.0.
- Review Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update for the prescribed remediation.
- Apply Oracle-supported updates or patches according to vendor guidance.
- Restrict HTTP access to trusted networks while remediation is pending.
- Increase monitoring for unexpected requests, configuration changes, and administrative activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm deployed Oracle Coherence versions using authoritative asset and configuration records.
- Verify affected HTTP interfaces are not exposed beyond required trusted networks.
- Confirm Oracle-recommended remediation is installed on every affected instance.
- Review access and application logs for unexplained unauthenticated or administrative activity.
- Retest network reachability and version status after remediation.
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
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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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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- 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.