Oracle Internet Directory is widely deployed enterprise directory; an easily exploitable remote LDAP flaw enabling full takeover affects many organizations and downstream Oracle products.
CVE-2026-61248
Remote LDAP flaw in Oracle Internet Directory allows complete takeover.
Is CVE-2026-61248 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-61248 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-2026-61248?
CVE-2026-61248 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.9. 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-2026-61248?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-61248. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-61248 affect?
CVE-2026-61248 affects Oracle Internet Directory (OID) 12.2.1.4.0, Oracle Internet Directory (OID) 14.1.2.1.0, Oracle Fusion Middleware (OID component). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-61248?
Apply vendor patch immediately; if unavailable, block/restrict LDAP, isolate OID, and monitor for abuse.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Low-privileged attacker can remotely exploit LDAP to take over OID, causing full confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss and possible compromise of other Oracle products.
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.