CVE-2026-83045: Oracle WebCenter Portal privilege escalation in Runtime Tools

CVE-2026-83045 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.5 · Published 2026-09-15

Oracle WebCenter Portal is a portal platform used to build enterprise web applications and collaboration spaces. A vulnerability in the Runtime Tools component allows a low-privileged, authenticated network attacker to access and modify sensitive data or access additional backend systems. The flaw enables unauthorized data exposure and manipulation with potential cascading impacts across Oracle Fusion Middleware.

Technologies: Oracle WebCenter Portal. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-83045 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-83045 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-83045?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.5, published 15 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle WebCenter Portal 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-83045?
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-2026-83045 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-83045?
Check whether you run Oracle WebCenter Portal 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 is a privilege escalation flaw in the Runtime Tools component of Oracle WebCenter Portal. It requires network access via HTTP and low-level user privileges, but does not require user interaction. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to bypass authorization controls and read, modify, insert, or delete data within WebCenter Portal and potentially impact connected systems (scope change per CVSS). Affected versions are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Oracle has issued a security patch; consult the official security bulletin for remediation details.

Affected products

  • Oracle WebCenter Portal 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0

Timeline

  • 2026-09-15: disclosed

References

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