Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
An unauthenticated attacker who can reach an affected Oracle Coherence service over TCP may take control of it. A successful compromise could expose or alter sensitive data and disrupt availability, creating material operational and business risk.
Executive priority
Treat this as an emergency remediation item. Establish affected-asset ownership immediately, contain unnecessary network reachability, and require rapid confirmation of vendor-directed remediation because compromise may enable full service takeover without credentials.
Technical view
CVE-2026-60302 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 and requires network access but no credentials or user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 score is 9.8, with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts.
Likely exposure
Exposure exists where an affected Coherence version is deployed and its TCP service is reachable from an attacker-controlled or otherwise untrusted network. The supplied sources do not identify specific ports, configurations, or deployment patterns that eliminate exposure.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability is described as easily exploitable and capable of complete Coherence takeover. However, it is not marked as present in CISA KEV, and the supplied sources provide no evidence of active exploitation or a public exploit.
Researcher notes
The stated vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, and CWE-306 indicates missing authentication for a critical function. The bundle does not provide root-cause detail, affected TCP ports, indicators of compromise, patch identifiers, or confirmed exploitation evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Oracle Coherence deployments and identify the four affected versions.
- Review and apply the remediation specified in Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update.
- Until remediated, restrict Coherence TCP access to explicitly trusted systems and networks.
- Prioritize internet-facing or broadly reachable deployments for immediate containment.
Validation and detection
- Verify installed Coherence versions using authoritative asset and deployment records.
- Confirm remediation status against Oracle's July 2026 advisory.
- Review firewall and segmentation rules governing TCP access to Coherence.
- Check security telemetry for unexpected connections or administrative activity involving Coherence.
- Retest network reachability after containment or remediation changes.
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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- 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: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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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Oracle AdvisoryCVE reference, oracle · vendor-advisory
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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.