Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.2.1.0 Authentication Engine privileges management

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.2.1.0. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Authentication Engine. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-73946. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.2.1.0. It has been declared as very critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Authentication Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in the Oracle Access Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Authentication Engine). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Access Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Access Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Access Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H).

The advisory is available at oracle.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-73946 since 08/13/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/15/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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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• Access Management Software

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• Oracle

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• Access Manager

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• 12.2.1.4.0
• 14.1.2.1.0

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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