CVE-2026-61202

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Privilege Escalation in Oracle Solaris

Publication date: 2026-07-21

Last updated on: 2026-07-28

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Utility). Supported versions that are affected are 11.3 and 11.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Solaris, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Solaris accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Solaris accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-07-21

Last Modified

2026-07-28

Generated

2026-08-11

AI Q&A

2026-07-22

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-09

NVD

CVE-2026-61202

EUVD

EUVD-2026-47406

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	solaris	11.3
oracle	solaris	11.4

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-284	The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

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Executive Summary

This is a vulnerability in Oracle Solaris versions 11.3 and 11.4 within the Utility component. It allows a low-privileged attacker with local access to potentially compromise the system. The vulnerability has a scope change, meaning attacks could impact additional products beyond Oracle Solaris itself.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Oracle Solaris and requires logon access to the system. Detection would involve checking for unauthorized modifications to critical data or suspicious activity within the Oracle Solaris environment. Review system logs, file integrity, and user access patterns. No specific commands are provided in the context.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to gain unauthorized access to critical data, modify or delete data, or read all accessible data on the system. The impact includes confidentiality and integrity breaches, with a CVSS score of 7.5 indicating high severity.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion, which may violate compliance requirements under GDPR, HIPAA, or other regulations. Organizations using affected Oracle Solaris versions should assess potential compliance risks.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest Oracle Solaris security patches from Oracle as soon as possible. Monitor Oracle's security advisories for updates specific to CVE-2026-61202. Restrict user privileges to minimize potential impact of exploitation.

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