CVE-2026-60425: Oracle Unified Directory denial of service in OUD Core

CVE-2026-60425 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-07-21

Oracle Unified Directory, a directory service used for managing identity and access across enterprise environments, is vulnerable to a denial-of-service attack. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely send malicious LDAP requests to cause the service to hang or crash repeatedly. This can disrupt user authentication and other critical business operations that rely on the directory service.

Technologies: Oracle Unified Directory. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-60425 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-60425 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-60425?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 21 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Unified Directory 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.1.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-60425?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-60425 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-60425?
Check whether you run Oracle Unified Directory at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A vulnerability in the OUD Core component of Oracle Unified Directory allows for a denial-of-service (DoS) attack. The flaw is easily exploitable by an unauthenticated attacker with network access via the LDAP protocol. Successful exploitation results in a hang or a frequently repeatable crash of the OUD service, impacting availability. Affected versions include 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. The vulnerability is addressed in the Oracle Critical Patch Update for July 2026.

Affected products

  • Oracle Unified Directory 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.1.0

Timeline

  • 2026-07-21: disclosed
  • 2026-07-21: advisory: Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update released

References

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