Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle Solaris services
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Oracle Solaris 11.4 is affected by an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw (CWE-400) in its Services component. An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access over HTTP can hang or repeatedly crash Oracle Solaris, and can read a subset of the data Solaris makes accessible. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.2.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Services). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Solaris and unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Oracle Solaris.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Oracle Solaris — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html
26 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 22 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-77847 Improper authentication in Oracle Solaris enables remote takeoverPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-77045 Missing authentication in Oracle Solaris Image Packaging SystemPriority MEDIUM 49
- TI-2026-77044 Oracle Solaris Utility flaw allows remote takeover over HTTPPriority MEDIUM 40
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-91252
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-2j87-w6r2-vmfc
- 2026-10-22 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-28 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-91252 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-91252 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2j87-w6r2-vmfc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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