CVE-2026-60998
LDAP-based privilege escalation in Oracle Identity Manager Connector allows full takeover
Is CVE-2026-60998 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-60998 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 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-60998?
CVE-2026-60998 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.0. 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-2026-60998?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-60998. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-60998 affect?
CVE-2026-60998 affects Oracle Identity Manager Connector, Oracle Fusion Middleware 12.2.1.4.0, Oracle Fusion Middleware 14.1.2.1.0, Microsoft Active Directory connector component. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-60998?
Apply vendor patch when released; restrict LDAP access, harden AD connectivity, audit and rotate privileged accounts.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
High-privileged actor with LDAP network access can take over Oracle Identity Manager Connector, causing full confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss and possible downstream compromise.
Immediate action required
- 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.