CVE-2026-60833 Privilege escalation in Oracle Solaris

High 7.0 Published 21 Jul 2026 Updated 28 Jul 2026

A local attacker with low privileges can exploit a utility flaw in Oracle Solaris to achieve full system takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-60833?

CVE-2026-60833 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Solaris, published on 21 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Utility). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Solaris executes to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.0 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-60833?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Solaris.

How do I fix CVE-2026-60833?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-60833 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-60833 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-60833 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3p4g-2994-749g.