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CVE-2026-87378 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief
A vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware's WebCenter Content: Imaging product allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise the system and gain unauthorized access to critical data. This vulnerability is easily exploitable and can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all WebCenter Content: Imaging accessible data. The CVSS 3.1 Base Score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity level with confidentiality impacts. Defenders should assess their exposure, particularly for systems with network exposure, and prioritize patching.
- Vendor
- Oracle Corporation
- Product
- WebCenter Content: Imaging
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 6.5
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-10-20
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-10-28
- Advisory published
- 2026-10-20
- Advisory updated
- 2026-10-28
Who should care
Defenders responsible for WebCenter Content: Imaging systems, particularly those with network exposure, should assess their exposure and prioritize patching. This includes operators, platform administrators, vulnerability management teams, and security teams who need to verify their exposure and apply patches or mitigations.
Why it matters
Defenders of WebCenter Content: Imaging systems should prioritize patching due to potential data confidentiality impacts and verify their exposure.
- Potential unauthorized access to sensitive data
- Need to verify patch availability and apply updates
- Possible impact on data confidentiality
Technical summary
The vulnerability in WebCenter Content: Imaging allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise the system and gain unauthorized access to critical data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). The vulnerability is easily exploitable and can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all WebCenter Content: Imaging accessible data. The CVSS Vector is (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). Defenders should assess their exposure and prioritize patching.
Defensive priority
Medium
Recommended defensive actions
- Review and apply Oracle's security patches for WebCenter Content: Imaging
- Restrict network access to WebCenter Content: Imaging
- Monitor for suspicious activity
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
- 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 and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, but its scope and remediation require verification from Oracle. The vulnerability affects WebCenter Content: Imaging versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Defenders should verify their exposure and review Oracle's security patches for WebCenter Content: Imaging. The CVE record was published on 2026-10-20T22:20:15.900Z and has not been modified since then.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-87378 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87378
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-87378 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87378
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/cpuoct2026.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.