Oracle SOA Suite flaw lets low-privilege users take over the server
Someone with a basic login and network access can send crafted web requests and gain full control of the Oracle SOA Suite system. Because the flaw can reach beyond this product, other systems connected to it may also be affected.
| Severity | CriticalCVSS 9.9 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 attackerHas a basic account on the network
- 2Crafted HTTP requestsSent to the SOA Suite web endpoint
- 3Adapters componentFlaw lets requests bypass intended limits
- 4SOA Suite serverAttacker gains full control
- ResultAttacker takes over SOA Suite
What happened
A critical vulnerability in the Adapters component of Oracle SOA Suite (Oracle Fusion Middleware) can be exploited over HTTP by a low-privileged attacker with network access, leading to complete takeover of the product.
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 Adapters component reachable over the network.
Oracle SOA Suite 12.2.1.4.0; Oracle SOA Suite 14.1.2.0.0 (component: Adapters)
What to do
- Check whether your Oracle SOA Suite version is 12.2.1.4.0 or 14.1.2.0.0
- Apply the official Oracle Critical Patch Update or security patch for this CVE from Oracle's advisory
- Until patched, restrict network access to SOA Suite HTTP endpoints to trusted hosts only
- Review logs for unexpected HTTP requests to the Adapters component
Timeline
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTCPublicly disclosed
- 20 Oct 2026, 22:20 UTCReported by NVD · NVD
- 25 Oct 2026, 18:50 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: Adapters). ...GitHub Advisory · 21 Oct 2026, 00:33 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-91251 · GHSA-pc65-jjv9-v7gp
- CVSS
- 9.9 / 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, 18:50 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