CVE-2026-91336: Oracle Solaris privilege escalation in Utility component

CVE-2026-91336 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-20

Oracle Solaris is the operating system that runs enterprise servers and infrastructure. A low-privileged local attacker can exploit this vulnerability to modify or delete critical data on the system and potentially compromise other connected systems. The vulnerability requires an attacker to already have local login access to the infrastructure.

Technologies: Oracle Solaris. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-91336 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-91336 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-91336?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 20 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Oracle Solaris 11.4.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-91336?
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-2026-91336 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-91336?
Check whether you run Oracle Solaris 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 local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in a Utility component of Oracle Solaris 11.4, exploitable by an attacker with low-privilege logon access. The vulnerability allows unauthorized modification or deletion of critical data and has a scope change that may impact additional products. The attack requires local access (AV:L), low privileges (PR:L), and no user interaction, resulting in high integrity impact (I:H).

Affected products

  • Oracle Solaris 11.4

Timeline

  • 2026-10-20: disclosed

References

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