CVE-2026-60222 in Coherence
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Coherence product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0 and 15.1.1.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3, IIOP to compromise Oracle Coherence. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Coherence. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
Oracle Coherence serves as a distributed caching and processing platform within Oracle Fusion Middleware, providing critical data management capabilities across enterprise environments. This vulnerability exists within the Core component of Oracle Coherence and affects multiple supported versions including 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, and 15.1.1.0.0. The flaw represents a significant security weakness that can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers who gain network access through T3 or IIOP protocols, which are commonly used for remote method invocation and distributed object communication within Oracle environments.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from insufficient authentication mechanisms within the Coherence service endpoints, allowing unauthorized access to core system functions. The CVSS score of 8.1 indicates a high-severity issue with impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability domains. Attackers exploiting this vulnerability can achieve complete system compromise, potentially gaining full control over the Coherence cluster and its underlying data processing capabilities. The network access requirement via T3 or IIOP protocols suggests that attackers need to establish communication with exposed service ports, though the lack of authentication requirements makes exploitation relatively straightforward once network access is achieved.
This vulnerability operates under the attack pattern described in the ATT&CK framework as a remote code execution vector through service exploitation, specifically targeting distributed computing infrastructure. The impact extends beyond simple data compromise to include complete system takeover, which aligns with CWE-287 (Improper Authentication) and potentially CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data) if the vulnerability involves deserialization of malicious payloads. Organizations running affected versions face significant risk as Coherence typically operates in enterprise environments where it manages critical business data and processes, making successful exploitation particularly damaging.
The operational impact of this vulnerability includes potential data breaches, service disruption, and complete system compromise that could affect downstream applications dependent on Coherence for data processing. Organizations should immediately implement network segmentation to restrict access to Coherence endpoints, disable unnecessary T3 and IIOP services where possible, and apply Oracle's security patches as soon as they become available. The vulnerability's classification under CVSS 3.1 with vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H indicates that while the attack requires network access, the exploitation difficulty is moderate and affects the entire system without requiring user interaction or privilege escalation.
Mitigation strategies should include comprehensive network monitoring to detect unauthorized access attempts, implementation of firewall rules to restrict access to Coherence service ports, and regular security assessments of distributed computing environments. Organizations should also consider implementing additional authentication mechanisms beyond what Oracle provides in default configurations, as this vulnerability demonstrates the critical importance of proper access control in distributed systems. The affected versions represent a broad range of Oracle Fusion Middleware releases, indicating that organizations across multiple upgrade cycles may need to address this vulnerability, making it particularly concerning from a maintenance and security management perspective.