Description
Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Content Server). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle WebCenter Content executes to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. While the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Content, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Data confidentiality breach due to local privilege escalation
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability in Oracle WebCenter Content allows a local attacker who already has a low‑privilege logon to the infrastructure hosting the application to gain unauthorized access to the entire content repository. Because the flaw bypasses normal access controls, the attacker can read or otherwise manipulate data with no restrictions, but the impact is limited to confidentiality. The issue originates in the Content Server component and can be leveraged to affect other products running in the same environment.

Affected Systems

Affected versions are Oracle WebCenter Content 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0, as released by Oracle Corporation. These versions run within the Oracle Fusion Middleware suite and are identified by the CPE strings provided.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity. Although EPSS information is unavailable and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, the local nature of the attack means any user with limited credentials on the same host can exploit it. The likely attack vector is a local privilege escalation or misconfigured access control within the WebCenter Content server. If a local user can log into the host, they can trigger the flaw, read critical data, and potentially use the compromised data to pivot to other systems.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 21, 2026 at 14:56 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Download and install the latest Oracle WebCenter Content patch that addresses CVE-2026-87372, or upgrade to a version that no longer contains the flaw.
  • Restrict or remove low‑privilege local accounts from the servers that host Oracle WebCenter Content, ensuring that only administrators have direct host access.
  • Apply network segmentation so that the WebCenter Content servers are isolated from untrusted networks and limit lateral movement opportunities.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 21, 2026 at 14:56 UTC.

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History

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation in Oracle WebCenter Content Allows Unauthorized Data Access
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-285

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Content Server). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle WebCenter Content executes to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. While the vulnerability is in Oracle WebCenter Content, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle WebCenter Content accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
First Time appeared Oracle
Oracle webcenter Content
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_content:12.2.1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:webcenter_content:14.1.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Oracle
Oracle webcenter Content
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Oracle Webcenter Content
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: oracle

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T21:24:21.114Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T21:49:12.414Z

Link: CVE-2026-87372

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-20T22:20:15.207

Modified: 2026-10-21T18:44:40.020

Link: CVE-2026-87372

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-21T15:00:14Z

Weaknesses