CVE-2026-61231 Privilege escalation in Oracle Virtual Directory

High 8.8 Published 18 Aug 2026 Updated 28 Aug 2026

A low-privileged attacker can exploit an LDAP vulnerability in Oracle Virtual Directory to achieve full system takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-61231?

CVE-2026-61231 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Virtual Directory, published on 18 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Virtual Directory product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Virtual Directory Server). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via LDAP to compromise Oracle Virtual Directory. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Virtual Directory. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61231?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Virtual Directory.

How do I fix CVE-2026-61231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-61231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-61231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mccx-95fc-ffvx.