Oracle Unified Directory is widely used in enterprise identity stacks; an OUD takeover can disrupt authentication and multiple dependent services across organizations.
CVE-2026-60849
LDAP flaw in Oracle Unified Directory allows remote takeover of directory service.
Is CVE-2026-60849 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-60849 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 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-60849?
CVE-2026-60849 is rated High. 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-2026-60849?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-60849. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-60849 affect?
CVE-2026-60849 affects Oracle Unified Directory 12.2.1.4.0, Oracle Unified Directory 14.1.2.1.0, Oracle Fusion Middleware (OUD Core). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-60849?
Apply vendor patch, restrict LDAP access, monitor logs, rotate credentials
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Low-privileged attacker with network LDAP access can take over OUD, causing full confidentiality, integrity and availability loss and potential wider product compromise.
Patch when possible
- affected12.2.1.4.0
- affected14.1.2.1.0
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.