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Critical· 9.8

CVE-2026-61196

Oracle Identity Manager’s legacy user interface has a critical flaw that lets anyone on the network access the system over HTTP without needing a password. An attacker can exploit this to take full control of the Identity Manager, reading, changing, or deleting data and shutting down services.

publishedJul 21, 2026
last modifiedAug 1, 2026
sourcesNVD
severity · cvss
9.8
critical · how bad it is
exploitation · epss
<1%
38th percentile · chance of exploitation in 30 days
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counting…on Sep 4, 2026

No official fix yet. If none appears within 45 days of first tracking, this entry is removed automatically.

01

Who is affected

Oracle Identity Manager (Oracle Fusion Middleware) – affected versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0.

02

Real-world impact

An unauthenticated attacker could gain complete control of the Identity Manager, compromising sensitive data, altering user accounts, and potentially disrupting business operations.

03

Why this severity

The CVSS score of 9.8 reflects that the vulnerability is network‑accessible, requires no authentication, and grants an attacker full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the system.

04

What to do about it

no official fix yet

No official fix or mitigation is documented in the sources yet. Monitor the vendor advisory and apply the patch as soon as it is released.

No fix documented in sources

05

Timeline

  1. Jul 21, 2026 · 11d ago
    Published
    Disclosed and added to the National Vulnerability Database.
  2. Aug 1, 2026 · 9h ago
    Advisory updated
    The NVD record was last revised.
06

How it’s attacked

Attack vectorNetwork (remote)
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone needed
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
07

References & advisories

(ai-assisted) A model wrote this summary from the official data, so double-check it against the source before you act on it. Read the official advisory →