Threats Tagged 'cve-2026-71064'

Oracle has released a Critical Security Patch Update (CSPU) in August 2026 addressing multiple vulnerabilities across a wide range of Oracle Database products and related software. The update includes 943 security patches targeting Oracle Database Server, Essbase, Autonomous Health Framework, Application Testing Suite, and many other Oracle product families. The vulnerabilities include issues classified under CWE-770, CWE-416, CWE-476, and CWE-863. Oracle strongly recommends applying these patches promptly to mitigate risks, as some vulnerabilities have been subject to attempted exploitation in the wild. The advisory emphasizes staying on actively supported versions and applying patches without delay.

CVE-2026-71064 is a critical vulnerability in the Portable Clusterware component of Oracle Database Server affecting versions 19.3 through 19.32, 21.3 through 21.23, and 23.4.0 through 23.26.3. It allows an unauthenticated attacker with access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware running Portable Clusterware to compromise it. Successful exploitation can lead to complete takeover of Portable Clusterware and may impact additional Oracle products. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6, indicating high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Oracle has released security patches addressing this and strongly recommends applying them promptly.