Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Portlet Services). (CVE-2026-83041)
CVE-2026-83041 is a vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Portal (component: Portlet Services) affecting versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. It allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the portal, potentially leading to unauthorized access to critical or all accessible data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.7, indicating high severity with significant confidentiality impact. Oracle has released security patches addressing this issue in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Portal's Portlet Services component enables an attacker with low privileges and network access to exploit the flaw without user interaction. The scope of the vulnerability includes potential impact on additional Oracle products beyond WebCenter Portal. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized access to critical or all data accessible through Oracle WebCenter Portal. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, and high confidentiality impact. Oracle's September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update includes patches for this vulnerability for affected versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and network access via HTTP can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to critical data or potentially all data accessible through Oracle WebCenter Portal. The vulnerability affects confidentiality but does not impact integrity or availability. The scope change indicates that other Oracle products relying on WebCenter Portal may also be impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released security patches for this vulnerability in the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply these patches promptly to affected versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Oracle recommends remaining on actively-supported versions and applying security patches without delay to mitigate exploitation risks.
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Portlet Services). (CVE-2026-83041)
Description
CVE-2026-83041 is a vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Portal (component: Portlet Services) affecting versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. It allows a low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the portal, potentially leading to unauthorized access to critical or all accessible data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.7, indicating high severity with significant confidentiality impact. Oracle has released security patches addressing this issue in their September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.7high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Portal's Portlet Services component enables an attacker with low privileges and network access to exploit the flaw without user interaction. The scope of the vulnerability includes potential impact on additional Oracle products beyond WebCenter Portal. Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized access to critical or all data accessible through Oracle WebCenter Portal. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, scope change, and high confidentiality impact. Oracle's September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update includes patches for this vulnerability for affected versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0.
Potential Impact
An attacker with low privileges and network access via HTTP can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to critical data or potentially all data accessible through Oracle WebCenter Portal. The vulnerability affects confidentiality but does not impact integrity or availability. The scope change indicates that other Oracle products relying on WebCenter Portal may also be impacted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Oracle has released security patches for this vulnerability in the September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update. Customers are strongly advised to apply these patches promptly to affected versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Oracle recommends remaining on actively-supported versions and applying security patches without delay to mitigate exploitation risks.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-rfpw-89m8-mf54
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-83041"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaa07e355bf5e2cf5ea33c9
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 03:07:15 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 04:39:11 UTC
Last updated: 09/16/2026, 05:01:23 UTC
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