CVE-2026-61079: Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle GoldenGate executes to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle GoldenGate accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Golde
CVE-2026-61079 is a vulnerability in Oracle GoldenGate libraries affecting versions 19.1.0.0.0 through 19.30.0.0, 21.3 through 21.21, and 23.4 through 23.26.2. It requires a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle GoldenGate runs and also requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized access to critical data, unauthorized modification of some data, and denial of service by causing Oracle GoldenGate to hang or crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.8, indicating medium severity.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Oracle GoldenGate's libraries allows a high privileged attacker with infrastructure logon to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Exploitation requires human interaction from a third party and is considered difficult. Impact includes unauthorized access to critical or all accessible data, unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations on some data, and the ability to cause a hang or repeated crash resulting in denial of service. The CVSS vector indicates local attack vector, high attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and high availability impact. Affected versions explicitly include 19.1.0.0.0 through 19.30.0.0, 21.3 through 21.21, and 23.4 through 23.26.2. The vendor advisory from Oracle (July 2026 Critical Patch Update) lists patches for Oracle GoldenGate but does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status for this specific CVE in the provided excerpt.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized access to critical or all Oracle GoldenGate accessible data, unauthorized modification (update, insert, delete) of some data, and denial of service by causing Oracle GoldenGate to hang or crash repeatedly. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (high), integrity (low), and availability (high) of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches without delay and remaining on actively-supported versions. Since exploitation requires high privileges and human interaction, limiting access to the infrastructure and educating users may reduce risk but are not substitutes for patching.
CVE-2026-61079: Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle GoldenGate executes to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle GoldenGate accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Golde
Description
CVE-2026-61079 is a vulnerability in Oracle GoldenGate libraries affecting versions 19.1.0.0.0 through 19.30.0.0, 21.3 through 21.21, and 23.4 through 23.26.2. It requires a high privileged attacker with logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle GoldenGate runs and also requires human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized access to critical data, unauthorized modification of some data, and denial of service by causing Oracle GoldenGate to hang or crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.8, indicating medium severity.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.8medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Oracle GoldenGate's libraries allows a high privileged attacker with infrastructure logon to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Exploitation requires human interaction from a third party and is considered difficult. Impact includes unauthorized access to critical or all accessible data, unauthorized update, insert, or delete operations on some data, and the ability to cause a hang or repeated crash resulting in denial of service. The CVSS vector indicates local attack vector, high attack complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and high availability impact. Affected versions explicitly include 19.1.0.0.0 through 19.30.0.0, 21.3 through 21.21, and 23.4 through 23.26.2. The vendor advisory from Oracle (July 2026 Critical Patch Update) lists patches for Oracle GoldenGate but does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status for this specific CVE in the provided excerpt.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized access to critical or all Oracle GoldenGate accessible data, unauthorized modification (update, insert, delete) of some data, and denial of service by causing Oracle GoldenGate to hang or crash repeatedly. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (high), integrity (low), and availability (high) of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for current remediation guidance. Oracle strongly recommends applying security patches without delay and remaining on actively-supported versions. Since exploitation requires high privileges and human interaction, limiting access to the infrastructure and educating users may reduce risk but are not substitutes for patching.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T15:51:55.612Z
- 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: 6a5fee299c2644c7f8d5d06e
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:09:45 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 01:54:37 UTC
Last updated: 07/22/2026, 01:54:37 UTC
Views: 2
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