CVE-2026-70978: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerc
CVE-2026-70978 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager version 11.4.0. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to gain unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.1, indicating a high severity. Oracle has included this vulnerability in its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update advisory.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager (Content Acquisition System component) version 11.4.0. It is easily exploitable by unauthenticated attackers over HTTP, enabling unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or all accessible data within the affected product. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impacts.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers to compromise critical data by unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification, leading to a complete loss of confidentiality and integrity of all accessible data in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager version 11.4.0. Availability is not impacted. This could result in significant data breaches or manipulation within affected environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply the relevant security patches promptly to remediate this issue. Oracle recommends remaining on actively-supported versions and applying security patches without delay. Patch availability details can be found in the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html.
CVE-2026-70978: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerc
Description
CVE-2026-70978 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager version 11.4.0. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to gain unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality and integrity but does not affect availability. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.1, indicating a high severity. Oracle has included this vulnerability in its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update advisory.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
Affected software
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager (Content Acquisition System component) version 11.4.0. It is easily exploitable by unauthenticated attackers over HTTP, enabling unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical or all accessible data within the affected product. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impacts.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows attackers to compromise critical data by unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification, leading to a complete loss of confidentiality and integrity of all accessible data in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager version 11.4.0. Availability is not impacted. This could result in significant data breaches or manipulation within affected environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has addressed this vulnerability in its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply the relevant security patches promptly to remediate this issue. Oracle recommends remaining on actively-supported versions and applying security patches without delay. Patch availability details can be found in the Oracle advisory at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T22:06:34.609Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6a84ccbbc6e8be0332c382c8
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 21:20:59 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 13:32:05 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:06 UTC
Views: 24
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