# CVE-2026-70998: Oracle Commerce Guided Search remote unauthenticated data access

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-70998-oracle-commerce-guided-search-remote-unauthenticated-data-access  
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-2026-70998 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.3 · Published 2026-08-18

Oracle Commerce Guided Search is a component that powers product search and filtering functionality in e-commerce platforms. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely exploit this vulnerability via the network to read, modify, and delete sensitive customer and business data, potentially exposing personal information and allowing unauthorized transactions or inventory changes.

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-2026-70998 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-70998 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-70998?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.3, published 18 August 2026.

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

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-70998?** 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-2026-70998 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-70998?** 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

The vulnerability exists in the Endeca Application Controller component of Oracle Commerce Guided Search and Commerce Experience Manager. It is easily exploitable by an unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP, requiring no authentication, low complexity, and no user interaction. The vulnerability allows attackers to read confidential data accessible to the application and to modify or delete some application data. The scope change indicates that impacts extend beyond the vulnerable component to other Oracle Commerce products.

## Affected products

- Oracle Commerce Guided Search 11.4.0
- Oracle Commerce Experience Manager 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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