What is CVE-2026-60436?

CVE-2026-60436 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Unified Directory, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-60436?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Oracle Unified Directory

CVE-2026-60436

Vulnerability in the Oracle Unified Directory product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: OUD Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via LDAP to compromise Oracle Unified Directory. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Unified Directory. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.005 (39.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Oracle Unified_directory — versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.1.0
Oracle Corporation Unified Directory — versions 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

secalert_us@oracle.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-60436?: CVE-2026-60436 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oracle Unified Directory, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-60436?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.