Oracle Access Manager flaw allows unauthenticated SAML takeover
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
Oracle Access Manager versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0 of Oracle Fusion Middleware's Authentication Engine component contain a flaw (CWE-287, CWE-306) that lets an unauthenticated attacker with network access compromise the product over SAML. Successful exploitation can lead to takeover of Oracle Access Manager. The CNA scored it 9.8 (CVSS 3.1, CRITICAL), with high confidentiality, integrity and availability impact. CISA's SSVC assessment marks it as automatable with total technical impact and no known exploitation; it is not listed in CISA KEV.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Description from the CNA
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 SAML to compromise Oracle Access Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Access Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | Oracle Access Manager | 12.2.1.4.0; 14.1.2.1.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Oracle Access Manager VendorOracle Affected 12.2.1.4.0; 14.1.2.1.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for the affected releases, 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Watch for a patch from Oracle and apply it when it is released.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle Access Manager — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html
6 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-77178 Oracle Access Manager flaw exposes data to unauthenticated attackersPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-77116 Improper access control in Oracle Access Manager authenticationPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2026-77118 Improper authentication in Oracle Access Manager lets attackers change dataPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87251
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-9m34-ch75-mhw4
- 2026-10-21 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-21 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Advisory 1
More Oracle Access Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-14313 Missing authentication in Oracle Access Manager KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-02258 Deserialization of untrusted data in Oracle WebCenter Portal KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-02188 Vulnerability in the Oracle Access Manager component of Oracle Fusion Middleware… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-51962 Improper authentication in Oracle Access Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-51959 Improper authentication in Oracle Access Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-51952 Improper authentication in Oracle Access Manager CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-87251 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87251 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9m34-ch75-mhw4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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