CVE-2025-21578 Missing authorization in Oracle Secure Backup

Medium 6.7 Published 15 Apr 2025 Updated 26 Feb 2026

High-privileged attackers can compromise Oracle Secure Backup via improper access control, leading to full system takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-21578?

CVE-2025-21578 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Secure Backup, published on 15 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in Oracle Secure Backup (component: General). Supported versions that are affected are 12.1.0.1, 12.1.0.2, 12.1.0.3, 18.1.0.0, 18.1.0.1 and 18.1.0.2. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Secure Backup executes to compromise Oracle Secure Backup. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Secure Backup. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.7 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-732

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21578?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Secure Backup.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21578?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-21578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xx97-cmjp-pm7g.