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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

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-70978cvecve-2026-70978
Published: 08/18/2026 (08/18/2026, 21:02:50 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Oracle Corporation
Product: Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager

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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Affected software

Oracle Corporation

Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager

Affected versions
=11.4.0
com.oracle/commerce-guided-search
pkg:maven/com.oracle/commerce-guided-search
Affected versions
=11.4.0
com.oracle/commerce-experience-manager
pkg:maven/com.oracle/commerce-experience-manager
Affected versions
=11.4.0

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AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/11/2026, 13:32:05 UTC

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.

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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

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