Oracle GoldenGate up to 21.21/23.26.1 Distribution Server executable privileges management

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A vulnerability identified as very critical has been detected in Oracle GoldenGate up to 21.21/23.26.1. This impacts an unknown function of the component Distribution Server executable. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-60396. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Oracle GoldenGate up to 21.21/23.26.1. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Distribution Server executable. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in Oracle GoldenGate (component: Distribution Server executable). Supported versions that are affected are 21.3-21.21 and 23.4-23.26.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle GoldenGate. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle GoldenGate. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-60396 since 07/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. 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 T1068 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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Vendor

• Oracle

Name

• GoldenGate

Version

• 21.0
• 21.1
• 21.2
• 21.3
• 21.4
• 21.5
• 21.6
• 21.7
• 21.8
• 21.9
• 21.10
• 21.11
• 21.12
• 21.13
• 21.14
• 21.15
• 21.16
• 21.17
• 21.18
• 21.19
• 21.20
• 21.21
• 23.26.0
• 23.26.1

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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