Oracle Outside In Clean Content SDK 8.5.8 can be fully taken over over the network
A weakness in a file-cleaning tool from Oracle lets someone with a basic user account reach it over the network and take control of it. Because the tool can affect other systems around it, the damage can spread beyond this one product.
| 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 attackerNeeds only a basic account
- 2Sends HTTP requestsReaches the service over the network
- 3Outside In SDK flawEasy to exploit in version 8.5.8
- 4Product taken overFull control of the component
- 5Other products hitScope change spreads the impact
- ResultAttacker takes over the product and affected neighbours
What happened
Oracle Outside In Technology, specifically the Outside In Clean Content SDK component of Oracle Fusion Middleware, version 8.5.8, has a flaw that allows a low-privileged attacker with HTTP network access to fully compromise the product, with scope change to other products.
Are you affected?
You are affected if you run Oracle Outside In Technology (Clean Content SDK) version 8.5.8 in a setup where it is reachable over HTTP from the network.
Oracle Outside In Technology, Oracle Fusion Middleware, Outside In Clean Content SDK, supported version 8.5.8
What to do
- Check whether you run Oracle Outside In Clean Content SDK version 8.5.8 and where it is reachable from
- Restrict network access to the affected service, allowing only trusted internal sources, until a fix is installed
- Apply the official Oracle Critical Patch Update or vendor fix as soon as it is available for your version
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 Outside In Technology product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component:...GitHub Advisory · 21 Oct 2026, 00:33 UTC
Technical details
- ID
- CVE-2026-91354 · GHSA-7cgc-r9r4-wc2h
- CVSS
- 9.9 / 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, 18:50 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