CVE-2026-61291 Privilege escalation in Oracle WebCenter Content

High 7.8 Published 18 Aug 2026 Updated 25 Aug 2026

A low-privileged attacker with local access can escalate privileges to fully compromise the Oracle WebCenter Content server.

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-2026-61291?

CVE-2026-61291 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Webcenter Content, published on 18 Aug 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 WebCenter Content product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Content 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 logon to the infrastructure where Oracle WebCenter Content executes to compromise Oracle WebCenter Content. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Content. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-61291?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Webcenter Content.

How do I fix CVE-2026-61291?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-61291 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-61291 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-61291 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-wxxh-q72p-vfgr.