Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
A remote, unauthenticated attacker who can reach Oracle Coherence over HTTP may take complete control of the service. Oracle rates the vulnerability 9.8 critical, with potentially severe confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.
Executive priority
Treat as an urgent remediation item. Prioritize internet-accessible and broadly reachable deployments, then affected internal systems. Complete inventory, exposure reduction, vendor-guided patching, and post-remediation verification promptly because successful exploitation could compromise the entire Coherence service.
Technical view
CVE-2026-60290 affects Oracle Coherence Core versions 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. The CVSS vector describes network-based, low-complexity exploitation requiring neither privileges nor user interaction, with high impact across all three security dimensions.
Likely exposure
Exposure is highest where an affected Coherence HTTP interface is reachable from untrusted networks. Internal-only deployments remain at risk from attackers who obtain network access. The source bundle does not identify specific endpoints, configurations, or deployment modes required for exploitation.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is described as easily exploitable and capable of Coherence takeover. However, the source bundle states it is not in CISA KEV and provides no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or observed attacks.
Researcher notes
The available evidence establishes affected versions, HTTP network reachability, unauthenticated access, CWE-306, and takeover impact. It does not identify the vulnerable endpoint, root cause, affected configurations, indicators of compromise, patch identifiers, or exploitation telemetry. Those details require further vendor disclosure or validated public research.
Mitigation direction
- Review Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update for the prescribed remediation.
- Apply Oracle-supported security updates according to vendor guidance and operational testing requirements.
- Restrict Coherence HTTP access to trusted systems until remediation is confirmed.
- Avoid exposing affected Coherence services directly to untrusted networks.
- Monitor Oracle guidance for revised affected-version or remediation information.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Oracle Coherence deployments and record their exact versions.
- Identify which Coherence HTTP interfaces are reachable from external or untrusted networks.
- Confirm whether each deployment runs version 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, or 15.1.1.0.0.
- Verify Oracle's prescribed update is installed using vendor-supported version or patch records.
- Review network and application logs for unexpected access to Coherence HTTP interfaces.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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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
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- 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.