Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Portlet Services). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Portal. 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).
Published: 2026-09-15
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution and Full System Takeover
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in Oracle WebCenter Portal’s Portlet Services component allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the application. The vulnerability results in complete takeover of the portal, exposing the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all data and services hosted by the application. The CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 indicates a critical threat with high impact on all CIA triad aspects.

Affected Systems

Oracle WebCenter Portal versions 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0 are affected. These versions are part of Oracle Fusion Middleware and are widely deployed in enterprise web portal environments.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests that exploitation is currently rare, yet the CVSS score of 9.8 highlights the severity if exploited. The vulnerability is reachable over the network via HTTP, meaning any external host could potentially trigger the malicious code in the absence of network segmentation or robust authentication. Although it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, the potential for unauthorized use of the portal justifies immediate remediation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 17, 2026 at 05:07 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Oracle WebCenter Portal to a version that contains the patch for CVE-2026-73953
  • Restrict HTTP access to the portal to trusted IP ranges or enforce firewall rules to prevent unauthenticated external access
  • Disable or reconfigure portlets so that they require authentication and remove default administrator accounts

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 17, 2026 at 05:07 UTC.

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History

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Unauthenticated Remote Exploit in Oracle WebCenter Portal Enabling System Takeover

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
CWE-306

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Portlet Services). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Portal. 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).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle webcenter Portal
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_portal:14.1.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle webcenter Portal
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Oracle Webcenter Portal
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-15T22:54:39.191Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T18:41:45.893Z

Link: CVE-2026-73953

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-15T22:46:28.015Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-15T20:17:46.457

Modified: 2026-09-16T19:42:12.090

Link: CVE-2026-73953

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-17T05:15:19Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-287

    Improper Authentication

  • CWE-306

    Missing Authentication for Critical Function