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CVE-2026-87399 Oracle Corporation CVE debrief
A vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Content, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise the product. Successful attacks require human interaction and can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data or all Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data, as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data. The vulnerability affects version 14.1.2.0.0 of Oracle WebCenter Content. Defenders should assess exposure and prioritize remediation based on the medium severity of the vulnerability.
- Vendor
- Oracle Corporation
- Product
- Oracle WebCenter Content
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 6.3
- 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 Oracle WebCenter Content deployments should assess exposure and prioritize remediation due to the medium severity of the vulnerability and potential impacts on data access and modifications. They should also verify affected versions and inventory, and review and apply Oracle's security patches for WebCenter Content.
Why it matters
CVE-2026-87399 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Content that allows low-privileged attackers to compromise the product, potentially leading to unauthorized data access or modifications. Defenders responsible for Oracle WebCenter Content deployments should assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
- Potential unauthorized data creation, deletion, or modification
- Potential unauthorized data read access
- Requires verification of affected versions and inventory
- Remediation priority for Oracle WebCenter Content deployments
Technical summary
The vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Content, a component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, allows low-privileged attackers with network access via HTTP to compromise the product. Successful attacks require human interaction and can result in unauthorized creation, deletion, or modification access to critical data or all Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data, as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data.
Defensive priority
Medium
Recommended defensive actions
- Review and apply Oracle's security patches for WebCenter Content
- Restrict network access to the product
- Monitor for suspicious activity
- Verify affected versions and inventory
- Track exceptions and retest remediated assets
- Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up
Evidence notes
The CVE record and NVD entry provide details on the vulnerability, its impacts, and affected versions. However, the corpus does not establish remediation or verification details. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.3 and a CVSS vector of (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N). Defenders should verify affected versions and inventory, and review and apply Oracle's security patches for WebCenter Content.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-87399 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-87399
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-87399 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87399
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.