# CVE-2026-70997: Oracle Commerce Guided Search remote data access and denial of service

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-70997-oracle-commerce-guided-search-remote-data-access-and-denial-of  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-18. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-70997 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.1 · Published 2026-08-18

Oracle Commerce Guided Search is a component used in e-commerce platforms to enable search and merchandising capabilities. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network to steal sensitive business and customer data or crash the service entirely, disrupting online sales and operations.

Technologies: [Oracle Commerce Experience Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/commerce-experience-manager), [Oracle Commerce Guided Search](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/commerce-guided-search). Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-70997 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-70997 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-70997?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 18 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Commerce Guided Search 11.4.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-70997?** 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-2026-70997 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-70997?** Check whether you run Oracle Commerce Experience Manager or Oracle Commerce Guided Search 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

This is a network-accessible vulnerability in Oracle Commerce Guided Search (Experience Manager component) affecting version 11.4.0 that requires no authentication and no user interaction. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker with HTTP network access to achieve unauthorized data access and cause denial of service through repeated crashes or hangs. The attack is easily exploitable due to low attack complexity (AC:L). While the specific vulnerability class is not detailed in the advisory, the impacts indicate both confidentiality (unauthorized access to critical data) and availability compromise (DOS).

## Affected products

- Oracle Commerce Guided Search 11.4.0

## Timeline

- 2026-08-18: disclosed

## References

- [https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html](https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html)

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