Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Oracle Coherence contains a critical flaw that may let an unauthenticated, network-connected attacker take over an affected deployment through HTTP. A successful compromise could expose or alter data and disrupt the service. Only the listed supported versions are confirmed affected by the supplied sources.
Executive priority
Treat this as an immediate remediation priority for affected, HTTP-reachable systems. The combination of unauthenticated remote access, low attack complexity, and potential full takeover creates material confidentiality, integrity, and availability risk, although active exploitation is not established by the supplied evidence.
Technical view
CVE-2026-60289 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 categorized as CWE-306, indicating missing authentication for a critical function. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8, reflecting remote, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation without user interaction and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Likely exposure
Exposure is highest where an affected Oracle Coherence version accepts HTTP connections from untrusted or broadly accessible networks. Deployments without such network reachability may have reduced immediate exposure, but the supplied sources do not establish that isolation eliminates risk.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is described as easily exploitable and capable of complete Oracle Coherence takeover. The supplied bundle marks it as absent from KEV and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploit availability and observed attack activity therefore remain unconfirmed.
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 sources do not provide root-cause detail, affected endpoints, proof-of-concept information, attack telemetry, or version-specific remediation instructions. Avoid inferring those details without additional vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Review Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update guidance for the deployed Coherence release.
- Apply the vendor-prescribed remediation after testing it in a representative environment.
- Restrict HTTP access to trusted systems while remediation is pending.
- Monitor Oracle guidance for clarifications or revised remediation information.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Oracle Coherence deployments and record their exact versions.
- Identify which affected deployments accept HTTP traffic and from which networks.
- Confirm vendor-prescribed remediation is installed on every affected instance.
- Retest network exposure and essential Coherence functions after remediation.
- Review monitoring data for unexpected HTTP access or signs of compromise.
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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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.