Unauthenticated, easily exploitable RCE in widely deployed Oracle Coherence middleware enabling full takeover of systems and service disruption across enterprises.
CVE-2026-60251
Unauthenticated remote takeover of Oracle Coherence via TCP (RCE).
Is CVE-2026-60251 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-60251 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-2026-60251?
CVE-2026-60251 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-2026-60251?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-60251. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-60251 affect?
CVE-2026-60251 affects Oracle Coherence 12.2.1.4.0, Oracle Coherence 14.1.1.0.0, Oracle Coherence 14.1.2.0.0, Oracle Coherence 15.1.1.0.0, and 1 further product or version. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-60251?
Apply vendor patch/mitigations asap; restrict TCP access to Coherence ports and isolate clusters.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated remote code execution and full takeover of Oracle Coherence, enabling data theft, integrity loss, and service disruption.
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.