Oracle Solaris 11.4 Image Packaging System improper authorization

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A vulnerability was found in Oracle Solaris 11.4. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Image Packaging System. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-87414. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in Oracle Solaris 11.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Image Packaging System. 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 integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Image Packaging System). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TLS to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 3.1 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N).

It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-87414 since 09/08/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/21/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Operating System

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• Oracle

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• Solaris

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• 11.4

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.oracle.com

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