Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-21992

Oracle identity_manager Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Published Mar 20, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Oracle

Patch now

CVE-2026-21992 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Oracle against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.03%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe oracle/identity manager · cpe oracle/web services manager · vendor Oracle identity_manager

Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: REST WebServices) and Oracle Web Services Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Web Services Security). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Web Services Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Web Services Manager. Note: Oracle Web Services Manager is installed with an Oracle Fusion Middleware Infrastructure. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe oracle/identity manager12.2.1.4.0
  • cpe oracle/identity manager14.1.2.1.0
  • cpe oracle/web services manager12.2.1.4.0
  • cpe oracle/web services manager14.1.2.1.0
  • vendor Oracle identity_managerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-21992

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-21992 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Oracle against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with oracle/identity manager 12.2.1.4.0; oracle/identity manager 14.1.2.1.0; oracle/web services manager 12.2.1.4.0; oracle/web services manager 14.1.2.1.0. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 1.03%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 20, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  2. Mar 20, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: REST WebServices) and Oracle Web Services Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Web Services Security). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Id

  3. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: REST WebServices) and Oracle Web Services Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Web Services Security). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Id

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21992

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-21992

    30-day exploitation probability 1.0%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21992

    Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: REST WebServices) and Oracle Web Services Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Web Services Security). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-21992

    Vulnerability in the Oracle Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: REST WebServices) and Oracle Web Services Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Web Services Security). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.