CVE-2026-60438: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle HTTP Server accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HTTP Server accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle HTTP Server
Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: mod_ssl). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle HTTP Server accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HTTP Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Oracle HTTP Server (mod_ssl component) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit the server via HTTP network access. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or all accessible data on the Oracle HTTP Server. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) reflects that the attack requires no privileges or user interaction and can be performed remotely with low complexity, causing high confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact. Affected versions explicitly include 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. The vendor advisory from Oracle (July 2026 Critical Patch Update) references this vulnerability but does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status for these versions.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability without authentication to gain unauthorized access to Oracle HTTP Server data, including the ability to create, delete, or modify critical data. This compromises confidentiality and integrity of the server data but does not affect availability. The vulnerability poses a critical risk to affected Oracle HTTP Server deployments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html) for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly on actively supported versions. Until a patch is confirmed and applied, restrict network access to Oracle HTTP Server where possible to reduce exposure.
CVE-2026-60438: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle HTTP Server accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HTTP Server accessible data. in Oracle Corporation Oracle HTTP Server
Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle HTTP Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: mod_ssl). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle HTTP Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle HTTP Server accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle HTTP Server accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Oracle HTTP Server (mod_ssl component) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exploit the server via HTTP network access. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or all accessible data on the Oracle HTTP Server. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) reflects that the attack requires no privileges or user interaction and can be performed remotely with low complexity, causing high confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact. Affected versions explicitly include 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. The vendor advisory from Oracle (July 2026 Critical Patch Update) references this vulnerability but does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status for these versions.
Potential Impact
An attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability without authentication to gain unauthorized access to Oracle HTTP Server data, including the ability to create, delete, or modify critical data. This compromises confidentiality and integrity of the server data but does not affect availability. The vulnerability poses a critical risk to affected Oracle HTTP Server deployments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html) for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches promptly on actively supported versions. Until a patch is confirmed and applied, restrict network access to Oracle HTTP Server where possible to reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T15:51:40.537Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6a5fede99c2644c7f8d5924d
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:08:41 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 16:22:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/02/2026, 22:52:13 UTC
Views: 61
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