# CVE-2026-60421: Missing authorization in Oracle Unified Directory

> Low-privileged attackers can bypass authorization to read, create, delete, or modify critical data in Oracle Unified Directory via LDAP.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9cjh-wwxc-9gq2

## What is CVE-2026-60421?

CVE-2026-60421 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Unified Directory, published on 21 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Unified Directory product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: OUD Core).  Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and  14.1.2.1.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via LDAP to compromise Oracle Unified Directory.  While the vulnerability is in Oracle Unified Directory, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change).  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in  unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Unified Directory accessible data as well as  unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Unified Directory accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.2 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-60421?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Unified Directory.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-60421?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-60421 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-60421 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-60421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Unified Directory

- [CVE-2026-60360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60360/): Auth bypass in Oracle Unified Directory (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-60361](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60361/): Auth bypass in Oracle Unified Directory (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-60422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60422/): Missing authorization in Oracle Unified Directory (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-60429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60429/): Auth bypass in Oracle Unified Directory (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-60362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60362/): Auth bypass in Oracle Unified Directory (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-60421 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-60421 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Unified Directory, published on 21 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-60421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Unified Directory. 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-2026-60421/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60421/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-60421
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-60421
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-60421

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60421/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.