Oracle Access Manager flaw lets unauthenticated attackers take over login system
Oracle Access Manager is software that controls who can log in to company systems. A flaw in its login engine can let an attacker over the network, without any password, read and change data it manages, and possibly reach other connected pr
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 10 of 10 |
|---|---|
| Being exploited? | UnclearNo reports either way yet |
| Fix available? | UnclearNo fixed version published in the sources yet |
| How sure is this? | Official, 2 sourcesBacked by an official source |
How the attack works simplified
- 1Remote attackerNo login or password needed
- 2HTTP requestSent to the Oracle Access Manager endpoint
- 3Authentication EngineFlaw bypasses the login check
- 4Critical dataRead, changed, or deleted
- ResultAttacker gains broad control of the system
What happened
An unauthenticated network-reachable flaw in the Authentication Engine component of Oracle Access Manager (Oracle Fusion Middleware) allows full compromise of confidentiality and integrity, with scope change affecting other products.
Are you affected?
You are affected if you run Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.1.0 with its HTTP interface reachable from the network.
Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0; Oracle Access Manager 14.1.2.1.0 (Oracle Fusion Middleware, Authentication Engine component)
What to do
- Check whether Oracle Access Manager 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.1.0 is installed
- Apply the official Oracle Critical Patch Update or fix for this advisory as soon as it is available
- Restrict network access to the Oracle Access Manager HTTP interface until patched
- Review logs for unusual unauthenticated requests to the authentication endpoints
Timeline
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTCPublicly disclosed
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTCReported by NVD · NVD
- 25 Oct 2026, 18:35 UTCGitHub Advisory reported on it · GitHub Advisory
Sources 2 reports, oldest first
Official vendor, government CERT or advisory database
- NVD20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC
- Vulnerability in the Oracle Access Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component:...GitHub Advisory · 21 Oct 2026, 00:33 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-87337 · GHSA-m5hf-f8cr-8px8
- CVSS
- 10 / 10
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation within 30 days
- Disclosed
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTC
- On Zero Radar
- before the radar started
- Last change
- 25 Oct 2026, 18:35 UTC
The plain-language parts and the attack diagram were written by an AI model (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5) from the sources above. Facts like versions, exploitation and dates come from the sources themselves. How Zero Radar works