CVE-2026-70989 Missing authorization in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager

Medium 6.5 Published 18 Aug 2026 Updated 19 Aug 2026

A low-privileged attacker with local access can bypass authorization controls to read all accessible data in Oracle Commerce Guided Search.

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-2026-70989?

CVE-2026-70989 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Oracle Commerce Experience Manager, 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 Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager product of Oracle Commerce (component: Content Acquisition System). The supported version that is affected is 11.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager executes to compromise Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Commerce Guided Search / Oracle Commerce Experience Manager accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Weakness: CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-70989?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Oracle Commerce Experience Manager, Oracle Commerce Guided Search.

How do I fix CVE-2026-70989?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-70989 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-70989 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70989 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p8wf-8hw2-9cx3.