Oracle Coherence is widely used enterprise middleware; an unauthenticated remote takeover (CVSS 9.8) can disrupt services and is headline-worthy across organizations.
CVE-2026-60236
Unauthenticated remote takeover of Oracle Coherence (RCE/full compromise).
Is CVE-2026-60236 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-60236 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.51% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-60236?
CVE-2026-60236 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-60236?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-60236. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-60236 affect?
CVE-2026-60236 affects Oracle Coherence (Oracle Fusion Middleware) 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0, 14.1.2.0.0, 15.1.1.0.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-60236?
Immediately apply vendor patch/mitigations; restrict Coherence TCP access and isolate instances.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated network attacker can remotely execute code and fully compromise Oracle Coherence, affecting confidentiality, integrity and availability.
Immediate action required
- affected12.2.1.4.0
- affected14.1.1.0.0
- affected14.1.2.0.0
- affected15.1.1.0.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.