CVE-2026-91320: Oracle JDeveloper privilege escalation in component

CVE-2026-91320 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.7 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle JDeveloper is a development environment used to build enterprise applications. A local attacker with administrative privileges on the system where JDeveloper runs could modify or delete critical data or cause the application to crash, disrupting development work. The vulnerability is difficult to exploit and requires direct system access and high privilege levels.

Technologies: Oracle Jdeveloper. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-91320 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-91320 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-91320?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.7, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Jdeveloper 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-91320?
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-2026-91320 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-91320?
Check whether you run Oracle Jdeveloper 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 privilege escalation vulnerability in Oracle JDeveloper allows a high-privileged local attacker to corrupt application integrity and availability. The attack requires local system access (AV:L), high privilege (PR:H), and difficult exploitation (AC:H). Successful exploitation results in unauthorized data modification, deletion, or denial of service against JDeveloper's accessible data.

Affected products

  • Oracle JDeveloper 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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