Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A remote, unauthenticated attacker who can reach an affected Oracle Coherence service over TCP may take control of it. A successful compromise could expose data, alter systems, and disrupt availability. The vulnerability affects four named supported versions and carries a critical CVSS score of 9.8.
Executive priority
Treat as an urgent remediation item because compromise requires no authentication and can result in full Coherence takeover. Direct teams to identify affected deployments immediately, contain unnecessary network reachability, and apply Oracle-directed remediation. Prioritize systems supporting sensitive data or critical business services.
Technical view
CVE-2026-60274 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, indicating missing authentication for a critical function. Exploitation requires TCP network access but no privileges or user interaction, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure exists where an affected Oracle Coherence version is deployed and its relevant TCP service is reachable by an attacker. Internet-accessible or broadly reachable internal deployments warrant the fastest review. The supplied sources do not identify specific ports, configurations, or deployment conditions that reduce exposure.
Exploitation context
The vendor describes the vulnerability as easily exploitable and capable of Oracle Coherence takeover. However, the supplied bundle marks it absent from KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation, public proof-of-concept code, or observed attacks. Exploit status should therefore be treated as unconfirmed.
Researcher notes
The available record establishes affected versions, TCP reachability, missing authentication, and takeover impact. It does not identify the vulnerable protocol operation, affected ports, root cause details, patch identifiers, indicators of compromise, or confirmed exploitation. Avoid assuming exposure beyond the named Oracle Coherence versions.
Mitigation direction
- Identify deployments running the four affected Oracle Coherence versions.
- Review Oracle's July 2026 advisory for applicable updates or vendor-directed remediation.
- Restrict TCP access to affected services to explicitly authorized systems.
- Prioritize externally reachable and high-value Coherence environments for remediation.
- Monitor Oracle guidance for updated mitigation or exploitation information.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Oracle Coherence versions across production, testing, and disaster-recovery environments.
- Confirm whether affected Coherence services are reachable over TCP from untrusted networks.
- Review firewall and segmentation rules for unnecessary access paths.
- Verify remediation status against Oracle's July 2026 advisory.
- Check security monitoring for unexpected connections to Coherence services.
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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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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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.