Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.2.1.0 Authentication Engine improper authorization

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A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.2.1.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Authentication Engine. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-73941. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0/14.1.2.1.0. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Authentication Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality. 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 unauthenticated 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 unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Access Manager accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.6 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-73941 since 08/13/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 09/15/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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