CVE-2026-61079 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief

Who should care

Oracle GoldenGate administrators, security teams, and IT personnel responsible for maintaining and securing Oracle GoldenGate installations should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The CVE-2026-61079 vulnerability is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability in Oracle GoldenGate that allows high-privileged attackers with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle GoldenGate executes to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle GoldenGate accessible data, as well as unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some of Oracle GoldenGate accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle GoldenGate. The CVSS 3.1 Base Score is 5.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability impacts).

Defensive priority

Medium priority given the CVSS score of 5.8 and the requirement for high privileges to exploit.

Recommended defensive actions

• Inventory and verify Oracle GoldenGate versions 19.1.0.0.0-19.30.0.0, 21.3-21.21, and 23.4-23.26.2 are up-to-date and patched
• Implement compensating controls to limit access to Oracle GoldenGate infrastructure
• Monitor for suspicious activity and exception tracking
• Review and update access controls to ensure high privileges are properly managed
• 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

The CVE-2026-61079 vulnerability affects Oracle GoldenGate versions 19.1.0.0.0-19.30.0.0, 21.3-21.21, and 23.4-23.26.2. It is a difficult-to-exploit vulnerability that allows high-privileged attackers with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle GoldenGate executes to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle GoldenGate accessible data, as well as unauthorized update, insert, or delete access to some of Oracle GoldenGate accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle GoldenGate.

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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.