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CVE-2026-70998: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerce Guid

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-70998cvecve-2026-70998
Published: 08/18/2026 (08/18/2026, 21:02:57 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Oracle Corporation
Product: Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager

Description

CVE-2026-70998 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 compromise the product, potentially leading to unauthorized access to critical data and unauthorized modification of some data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.3, indicating high confidentiality and integrity impacts. The vulnerability may also affect additional Oracle Commerce products due to scope change.

CVSS v3.1

Score 9.3critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/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, 13:17:32 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability affects Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager (Endeca Application Controller component) version 11.4.0. It is easily exploitable by unauthenticated attackers over HTTP and can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all accessible data within the product. Additionally, attackers may gain unauthorized update, insert, or delete capabilities on some data. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, scope change, high confidentiality impact, low integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vulnerability's scope change means it may impact other Oracle Commerce products beyond the initially affected component.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized access to critical data and partial unauthorized modification of data within Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. The vulnerability affects confidentiality and integrity but does not impact availability. Due to scope change, additional Oracle Commerce products may also be significantly impacted.

Mitigation Recommendations

Oracle has released this vulnerability as part of its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply the relevant security patches promptly to mitigate this vulnerability. Oracle recommends remaining on actively supported versions and applying security patches without delay. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.

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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: 6a84ccbfc6e8be0332c38ca4

Added to database: 08/18/2026, 21:21:03 UTC

Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 13:17:32 UTC

Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:06 UTC

Views: 60

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