CVE-2026-61052: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. in Oracle Corporation Oracle Solaris
CVE-2026-61052 is a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 11.4 affecting the Filesystems component. It allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to cause a hang or frequent crashes, resulting in a denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, indicating a medium severity with impact on availability only. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating a patch or fix status in the provided data. Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory references many patches but does not specifically confirm a fix for this vulnerability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 11.4's Filesystems component permits a low privileged attacker who has logon access to the system to cause a hang or repeated crashes, leading to a complete denial of service. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, but high availability impact. The vulnerability is published and assigned CVE-2026-61052. Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory lists many patches but does not explicitly confirm a patch for this specific issue. No exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequent crashes of Oracle Solaris 11.4, leading to a complete denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability is affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying Critical Patch Updates promptly. Since no explicit patch or workaround is stated for this vulnerability in the advisory, monitor Oracle communications for updates and apply patches as they become available.
CVE-2026-61052: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris. in Oracle Corporation Oracle Solaris
Description
CVE-2026-61052 is a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 11.4 affecting the Filesystems component. It allows a low privileged attacker with logon access to cause a hang or frequent crashes, resulting in a denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, indicating a medium severity with impact on availability only. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating a patch or fix status in the provided data. Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory references many patches but does not specifically confirm a fix for this vulnerability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Oracle Solaris 11.4's Filesystems component permits a low privileged attacker who has logon access to the system to cause a hang or repeated crashes, leading to a complete denial of service. The CVSS vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) indicates local attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, but high availability impact. The vulnerability is published and assigned CVE-2026-61052. Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory lists many patches but does not explicitly confirm a patch for this specific issue. No exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequent crashes of Oracle Solaris 11.4, leading to a complete denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity, only availability is affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying Critical Patch Updates promptly. Since no explicit patch or workaround is stated for this vulnerability in the advisory, monitor Oracle communications for updates and apply patches as they become available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T15:51:55.610Z
- 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: 6a5fee269c2644c7f8d5cfa8
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:09:42 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 02:08:16 UTC
Last updated: 07/22/2026, 04:03:17 UTC
Views: 4
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