Oracle is widely used in enterprises; this vuln allows low-privileged local users to modify critical data and cause DoS, with potential cross-product impact—high operational risk.
CVE-2026-70731
Local low-privileged exploit allows data tampering and DoS in Oracle AH Framework
Is CVE-2026-70731 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-70731 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 0.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-70731?
CVE-2026-70731 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. 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-2026-70731?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-70731. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-70731 affect?
CVE-2026-70731 affects Oracle Autonomous Health Framework (Trace File Analyzer) versions 26, 26.1.0, 26.2.0, 26.3.1, 26.5.0, 26.5.2. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-70731?
Restrict AH Framework access, monitor logs, and apply vendor patch immediately when released
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Low-privileged local attacker can create/delete/modify AH Framework data and trigger hangs/crashes (complete DoS).
Immediate action required
- affected>= 26 and <= 26.1.0
- affected26.2.0
- affected26.3.1
- affected26.5.0
- affected26.5.2
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.