Executive brief
Oracle Coherence, a widely used data grid solution for high-speed data processing and storage, contains a critical security flaw. An unauthorized attacker can remotely take full control of the system over the network without needing any login credentials. This could lead to a total loss of data confidentiality, system integrity, and service availability, potentially impacting all business operations relying on the affected data grid.
Technical details
A critical vulnerability exists in the Core component of Oracle Coherence (Oracle Fusion Middleware). The flaw is easily exploitable by an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP. While the specific vulnerability class (e.g., deserialization or injection) is not explicitly detailed in the advisory, the impact is a complete takeover of the Oracle Coherence instance. This results in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Organizations should refer to the Oracle Critical Patch Update for July 2026 for remediation steps.
Affected products
- Oracle Coherence 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, 15.1.1.0.0
Timeline
- 2026-07-21: disclosed: Initial publication of CVE-2026-60241
- 2026-07-21: advisory: Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update released