CVE-2026-73949 Auth bypass in Oracle WebCenter Portal

High 8.8 Published 15 Sep 2026 Updated 16 Sep 2026

A low-privileged attacker can bypass authentication to take over the Oracle WebCenter Portal application via HTTP.

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-2026-73949?

CVE-2026-73949 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Oracle Webcenter Portal, published on 15 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Portal product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Portlet Services). 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 HTTP to compromise Oracle WebCenter Portal. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle WebCenter Portal. 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-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-73949?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Webcenter Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2026-73949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-73949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2026-73949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-73949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-v736-pr2c-ppr7.