CVE-2026-70993: 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Commerce Guided Search /
CVE-2026-70993 is a high-severity 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 cause a denial of service (hang or crash) and unauthorized modification (update, insert, delete) of some accessible data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2, indicating significant integrity and availability impacts.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager (component: Content Acquisition System) version 11.4.0. An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit this flaw to cause a complete denial of service by hanging or crashing the service repeatedly. Additionally, the attacker can gain unauthorized ability to update, insert, or delete some accessible data within the affected product. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, with integrity and availability impacts but no confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to a complete denial of service of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager and unauthorized modification of some accessible data, compromising data integrity and service availability. There is no confidentiality impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released security patches addressing this vulnerability as part of their August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply the available patches without delay to remediate this issue. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are indicated in the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-70993: 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Commerce Guided Search /
Description
CVE-2026-70993 is a high-severity 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 cause a denial of service (hang or crash) and unauthorized modification (update, insert, delete) of some accessible data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.2, indicating significant integrity and availability impacts.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.2high
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 (component: Content Acquisition System) version 11.4.0. An unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP can exploit this flaw to cause a complete denial of service by hanging or crashing the service repeatedly. Additionally, the attacker can gain unauthorized ability to update, insert, or delete some accessible data within the affected product. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, with integrity and availability impacts but no confidentiality impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to a complete denial of service of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager and unauthorized modification of some accessible data, compromising data integrity and service availability. There is no confidentiality impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released security patches addressing this vulnerability as part of their August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply the available patches without delay to remediate this issue. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are indicated in the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T22:06:34.610Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6a84ccbdc6e8be0332c38bf6
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 21:21:01 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 13:18:43 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:06 UTC
Views: 28
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