CVE-2026-71163: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Access Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Access Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Access Manager accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or compl
CVE-2026-71163 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Access Manager versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. It allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the product, potentially impacting additional Oracle products. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, unauthorized access to all accessible data, and partial denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, indicating severe confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Oracle has released patches addressing this vulnerability as part of their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply these patches promptly to mitigate risk.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability affects the Authentication Engine component of Oracle Access Manager in versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. It is easily exploitable by an attacker with low privileges who has network access via HTTP. The vulnerability allows unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within Oracle Access Manager, unauthorized access to all accessible data, and can cause a partial denial of service. The scope of impact may extend beyond Oracle Access Manager to other Oracle products. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, and high confidentiality and integrity impact with low availability impact. Oracle has included fixes for this vulnerability in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update, which contains 673 security patches across multiple products including Oracle Access Manager.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data or all data accessible through Oracle Access Manager. It also allows unauthorized access to critical data and can cause a partial denial of service affecting availability. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. Additionally, the impact may extend to other Oracle products due to scope change.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released official patches for this vulnerability in the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers should apply these patches without delay to mitigate the risk. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and promptly applying security patches. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are indicated in the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-71163: Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Access Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Access Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Access Manager accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or compl
Description
CVE-2026-71163 is a critical vulnerability in Oracle Access Manager versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. It allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the product, potentially impacting additional Oracle products. Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data, unauthorized access to all accessible data, and partial denial of service. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9, indicating severe confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Oracle has released patches addressing this vulnerability as part of their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply these patches promptly to mitigate risk.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.9critical
Affected software
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Access Manager
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability affects the Authentication Engine component of Oracle Access Manager in versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. It is easily exploitable by an attacker with low privileges who has network access via HTTP. The vulnerability allows unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data within Oracle Access Manager, unauthorized access to all accessible data, and can cause a partial denial of service. The scope of impact may extend beyond Oracle Access Manager to other Oracle products. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, and high confidentiality and integrity impact with low availability impact. Oracle has included fixes for this vulnerability in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update, which contains 673 security patches across multiple products including Oracle Access Manager.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification of critical data or all data accessible through Oracle Access Manager. It also allows unauthorized access to critical data and can cause a partial denial of service affecting availability. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. Additionally, the impact may extend to other Oracle products due to scope change.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released official patches for this vulnerability in the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers should apply these patches without delay to mitigate the risk. Oracle strongly recommends remaining on actively supported versions and promptly applying security patches. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are indicated in the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- oracle
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-04T22:06:34.621Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html","vendor":"Oracle"}]
Threat ID: 6aa9a7fc55bf5e2cf5537bfe
Added to database: 09/15/2026, 20:18:04 UTC
Last enriched: 09/15/2026, 22:30:40 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 00:58:29 UTC
Views: 3
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