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CVE-2026-46799 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief
A critical vulnerability was discovered in Oracle WebCenter Sites, a product of Oracle Fusion Middleware. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-46799, affects versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. It allows unauthenticated attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites, potentially leading to a takeover of the site. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The weakness is categorized as NVD-CWE-noinfo and CWE-306.
- Vendor
- Oracle Corporation
- Product
- Oracle WebCenter Sites
- CVSS
- CRITICAL 9.8
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-06-17
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-06-17
- Advisory published
- 2026-06-17
- Advisory updated
- 2026-06-17
Who should care
Administrators and users of Oracle WebCenter Sites versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 should be aware of this critical vulnerability and take immediate action to mitigate the risk. This includes reviewing the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance, and planning vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed.
Technical summary
The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 9.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The weakness is categorized as NVD-CWE-noinfo and CWE-306. The vulnerability affects Oracle WebCenter Sites versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0, and allows unauthenticated attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Sites.
Defensive priority
High
Recommended defensive actions
- Apply the vendor patch as soon as possible
- Restrict access to Oracle WebCenter Sites to trusted users and networks
- Monitor Oracle WebCenter Sites for suspicious activity
- Consider implementing additional security controls, such as web application firewalls
- Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
- Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented
Evidence notes
The CVE record was published on 2026-06-17T10:53:57.527Z and last modified on 2026-06-17T19:27:57.620Z. The NVD entry is currently Analyzed. This information is based on the NVD entry and the CVE record. The vulnerability affects Oracle WebCenter Sites versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. The CVSS score is 9.8, indicating a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Official resources
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CVE-2026-46799 CVE record
CVE.org
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CVE-2026-46799 NVD detail
NVD
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Source item URL
nvd_modified
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Mitigation or vendor reference
[email protected] - Vendor Advisory
AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-06-17T10:53:57.527Z and has not been modified since then. The NVD entry is currently Analyzed.