CVE-2026-70979

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Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution in Oracle Commerce Guided Search

Publication date: 2026-08-18

Last updated on: 2026-08-31

Assigner: Oracle

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager product of Oracle Commerce (component: Content Acquisition System). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).

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Meta Information

Published

2026-08-18

Last Modified

2026-08-31

Generated

2026-09-08

AI Q&A

2026-08-19

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-07

NVD

CVE-2026-70979

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
oracle	commerce_experience_manager	11.4.0
oracle	commerce_guided_search	11.4.0

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-306	The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability affects Oracle Commerce Guided Search and Oracle Commerce Experience Manager version 11.4.0. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely exploit the system via HTTP, potentially leading to unauthorized data manipulation or denial of service.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability affects Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager version 11.4.0. Detection involves checking for vulnerable versions of the software. Use commands like 'curl -v http://[target]:[port]' to inspect server headers or 'nmap -sV --script oracle-commerce-vuln [target]' to identify the service version.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could delete, modify, or create critical data in the system. They could also cause the system to crash repeatedly, making it unavailable for legitimate users.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data access or modification, violating GDPR's integrity and confidentiality requirements and HIPAA's safeguards for protected health information.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security patches from Oracle immediately. If patches are unavailable, restrict network access to the vulnerable service via firewall rules, disable HTTP access if possible, and monitor for unusual activity. Consider isolating the system until mitigation is complete.

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