Oracle Patches Critical Unauthenticated RCE in Identity Manager and Web Services Manager

Summary
Oracle released updates for CVE-2026-21992, a CVSS 9.8 flaw enabling unauthenticated remote code execution over HTTP in specified versions of Identity Manager and Web Services Manager. No in-the-wild exploitation has been reported.
Key points
- CVE-2026-21992 has a CVSS score of 9.8 and could allow unauthenticated remote code execution over HTTP, according to Oracle and the NVD.
- Affected versions are Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Web Services Manager 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0.
- Oracle released security updates and urged customers to apply them promptly.
- Oracle has not reported in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2026-21992.
- Separately, CISA added Oracle Identity Manager flaw CVE-2025-61757 to its KEV catalog in November 2025, citing active exploitation.
Article Details
- Vulnerability Types
- Unauthenticated remote code execution
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.8)
- Affected Versions
- Oracle Identity Manager 12.2.1.4.0
- Oracle Identity Manager 14.1.2.1.0
- Oracle Web Services Manager 12.2.1.4.0
- Oracle Web Services Manager 14.1.2.1.0
- Exploitation Status
- not_reported
- Exploit Availability
- unknown
- Patch Status
- available
MITRE ATT&CK
CVE
CVE-2025-61757Oracle Corporation · Identity ManagerIn November 2025, CISA added a related pre-auth RCE (CVE-2025-61757) affecting Oracle Identity Manager to the KEV list due to active exploitation.CVE-2026-21992Oracle Corporation · Oracle Identity Manager; Oracle Corporation · Oracle Web Services ManagerOracle has released security updates to fix a critical, remotely exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2026-21992) in Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Web Services Manager that could allow unauthenticated remote code
Vendors
Products
Oracle Identity Managersecurity updates to fix a critical, remotely exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2026-21992) in Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Web Services Manager that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution.Oracle Web Services Managera critical, remotely exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2026-21992) in Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Web Services Manager that could allow unauthenticated remote code execution.
