Oracle Coherence 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.1.0.0/14.1.2.0.0/15.1.1.0.0 Core improper authorization

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A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Coherence 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.1.0.0/14.1.2.0.0/15.1.1.0.0 and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Core. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-60238. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Oracle Coherence 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.1.0.0/14.1.2.0.0/15.1.1.0.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component Core. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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 HTTP to compromise Oracle Coherence. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Coherence, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Coherence accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Coherence accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.4 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-60238 since 07/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/22/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Oracle

Name

• Coherence

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• 12.2.1.4.0
• 14.1.1.0.0
• 14.1.2.0.0
• 15.1.1.0.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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