CVE-2026-60532 in Identity Manager Connector
Summary
by MITRE • 07/22/2026
Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager Connector product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: PeopleSoft Applications). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Identity Manager Connector. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Identity Manager Connector. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 07/22/2026
The vulnerability under analysis represents a critical security flaw in Oracle Identity Manager Connector within the Fusion Middleware suite, specifically affecting PeopleSoft Applications components. This weakness exists in two major version streams including 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0, indicating a widespread impact across multiple release cycles of the software ecosystem. The vulnerability classification as easily exploitable demonstrates that attackers require minimal prerequisites to leverage this flaw, making it particularly dangerous in production environments where security controls may be insufficiently robust.
The technical nature of this vulnerability stems from inadequate authentication mechanisms within the HTTP interface of Oracle Identity Manager Connector. An unauthenticated attacker with network access can exploit this weakness to gain full control over the affected component without requiring valid credentials or prior authorization. This represents a fundamental failure in the principle of least privilege and authentication enforcement, where the system fails to properly validate incoming requests before processing them. The CVSS 3.1 scoring of 9.8 reflects the severity of impact across all three core security properties, indicating that successful exploitation can simultaneously compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted system.
The operational implications of this vulnerability extend far beyond simple network access, as successful exploitation results in complete takeover of the Oracle Identity Manager Connector. This level of compromise allows attackers to potentially manipulate user identities, modify access controls, and gain unauthorized access to sensitive organizational data managed through the identity management infrastructure. The impact cascades throughout enterprise security operations since Identity Manager Connector serves as a critical bridge between identity repositories and application systems, making this vulnerability particularly dangerous for organizations relying on integrated identity management solutions. Attackers could leverage this compromise to establish persistent access, escalate privileges, or use the compromised connector as a launching point for further attacks within the network infrastructure.
Organizations affected by this vulnerability should implement immediate mitigations including network segmentation to restrict access to the Oracle Identity Manager Connector services, deployment of web application firewalls to filter malicious HTTP requests, and implementation of strong authentication mechanisms where possible. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-287 which addresses improper authentication issues in software systems, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1078 for valid accounts usage and T1566 for social engineering attacks that could leverage this weakness. System administrators should also consider applying the latest Oracle patches and updates as soon as they become available, while conducting thorough network monitoring to detect potential exploitation attempts. The vulnerability demonstrates a critical gap in secure coding practices and emphasizes the importance of robust authentication controls in enterprise identity management systems.