# CVE-2026-46948: Missing authorization in Oracle Utilities Network Management System

> Low-privileged attackers can modify or read data in Oracle Utilities Network Management System via HTTP with user interaction.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qq2j-mj4g-j78r

## What is CVE-2026-46948?

CVE-2026-46948 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Utilities Network Management System, published on 21 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Utilities Network Management System product of Oracle Utilities Applications (component: Security).  Supported versions that are affected are 2.4.0.1.0-2.4.0.1.32, 2.5.0.1.0-2.5.0.1.17, 2.5.0.2.0-2.5.0.2.11, 2.6.0.2.0-2.6.0.2.7 and  25.12.0.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Utilities Network Management System.  Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Utilities Network Management System accessible data as well as  unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Utilities Network Management System accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46948?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Utilities Network Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-46948?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-46948 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-46948 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Utilities Network Management System

- [CVE-2026-46981](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46981/): Missing authorization in Oracle Utilities Network Management System (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2026-46980](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46980/): Information disclosure in Oracle Utilities Network Management System (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46948 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-46948 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Utilities Network Management System, published on 21 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46948 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Utilities Network Management System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46948/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46948/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46948
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46948
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46948

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