# CVE-2026-70924: Auth bypass in Oracle Web Services Manager

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to take over Oracle Web Services Manager via network access.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 22 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fc4v-ww23-4wv6

## What is CVE-2026-70924?

CVE-2026-70924 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Web Services Manager, published on 18 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Web Services Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Web Services Security).  Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and  14.1.2.0.0. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Web Services Manager.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Web Services Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-70924?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Web Services Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-70924?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-70924 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-70924 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Web Services Manager

- [CVE-2026-61001](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-61001/): Missing authorization in Oracle Web Services Manager (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2026-60737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-60737/): Missing authorization in Oracle Web Services Manager (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-21862](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21862/): XML external entity in Web Services Manager (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-21497](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21497/): Missing authorization in Web Services Manager (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-70924 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-70924 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Web Services Manager, published on 18 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70924 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Oracle Web Services Manager. 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-2026-70924/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-70924/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70924
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70924
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70924

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