Oracle SOA Suite flaw lets low-privilege users take over data and nearby systems
Someone with a basic login and network access to Oracle SOA Suite could read, change, or delete business data they should not touch. Because the flaw can spread beyond SOA Suite itself, other connected systems may also be exposed.
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 9.6 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
- 1Low-privilege userHolds a basic account on the network
- 2HTTP requestCrafted request sent to SOA Suite
- 3Fabric Layer flawFlawed handling lets the request escape its limits
- 4Data accessCritical and all accessible data read or altered
- 5Other products hitScope change impacts connected systems
- ResultAttacker reads, changes, or deletes critical data
What happened
A critical vulnerability in the Fabric Layer component of Oracle SOA Suite (Oracle Fusion Middleware) can be exploited over HTTP by an attacker with low privileges, with a scope change that affects other products. CVSS 9.6.
Are you affected?
You are affected if you run Oracle SOA Suite 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0 with the HTTP interface reachable from the network.
Oracle SOA Suite 12.2.1.4.0; Oracle SOA Suite 14.1.2.0.0 (Fabric Layer component)
What to do
- Check whether you run Oracle SOA Suite 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0
- Apply the official patch or update from Oracle's Critical Patch Update for this CVE
- Restrict network access to SOA Suite HTTP endpoints until patched
- Review logs for unusual requests and unauthorized data changes
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 SOA Suite product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Fabric...GitHub Advisory · 21 Oct 2026, 00:33 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-91218 · GHSA-5xr7-qwg2-jv62
- CVSS
- 9.6 / 10
- EPSS
- 0.3% 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