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CVE-2026-60903 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief
A difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Content allows unauthenticated attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 8.7, indicating high severity. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data or all Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data, as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data. Organizations should prioritize patching and remediation efforts due to the potential for significant impact on data confidentiality and integrity. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-18T21:16:46.877Z and has not been modified since then.
- Vendor
- Oracle Corporation
- Product
- Oracle WebCenter Content
- CVSS
- HIGH 8.7
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-08-18
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-08-25
- Advisory published
- 2026-08-18
- Advisory updated
- 2026-08-25
Who should care
Organizations using Oracle WebCenter Content versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 should prioritize patching and remediation efforts due to the potential for significant impact on data confidentiality and integrity. Operators, platform administrators, vulnerability management teams, and security teams should review and act on this vulnerability.
Technical summary
A difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Content allows unauthenticated attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. Successful attacks can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data or all Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data, as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 Base Score of 8.7, indicating high severity.
Defensive priority
High priority due to potential for significant impact on Oracle WebCenter Content and potential scope change affecting additional products.
Recommended defensive actions
- Review and apply Oracle's security patches for Oracle WebCenter Content versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0.
- Implement compensating controls, such as network access restrictions and monitoring of HTTP traffic.
- Conduct thorough inventory checks to identify affected products and prioritize remediation efforts.
- Consider exception tracking and retesting of Oracle WebCenter Content instances after patch application.
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.
- Review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance.
- Plan vendor-supported updates or mitigations through normal change control where exposure is confirmed.
Evidence notes
Evidence from official CVE and NVD sources indicates a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Content, with potential for unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data. Limited details available on exploitability and affected scope. Defenders should verify the presence of affected product deployments in managed environments and review official advisories for validation of affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-60903 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-60903
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-60903 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60903
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.