CVE-2026-46868
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedVulnerability in the Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform product of Oracle Enterprise Manager (component: Extensibility Framework). Supported versions that are affected are 13.5 and 24.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.2 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAuthenticated command injection vulnerability in Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform's Extensibility Framework component. Allows high-privileged attackers with network access to achieve complete system compromise and takeover of the EM platform.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 13.5.0.0= 24.1.0.0.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform is installedLocate the EM installation directory or check for emctl command availability: run 'which emctl' or look for $ORACLE_HOME/em directoryAffected if Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform is present
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Identify installed EM versionRun command: emctl status agent -emhome or check version via Oracle Inventory (lsinventory) or in the EM console under 'Help > About'Affected if Version is exactly 13.5.0.0 or exactly 24.1.0.0.0
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Verify Extensibility Framework component is configuredCheck EM console: navigate to 'Setup > Extensibility > Self Update' or check for 'em_extensibility' configuration in the repository databaseAffected if Extensibility Framework module is enabled or was previously configured
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Confirm network accessibility of EM consoleVerify the EM console port (typically 7800 or 7802 for HTTPS) is exposed to network; check firewall rules and listener configurationAffected if EM console is reachable from untrusted network segments
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Review EM administrator account privilegesCheck user roles in EM console under 'Setup > Security > Administrators' - look for accounts with 'Super Administrator' or 'EM Administrator' rolesAffected if High-privileged EM administrator accounts exist and are accessible to attackers
Environment is affected only if Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform version 13.5.0.0 or 24.1.0.0.0 is installed AND the Extensibility Framework is configured AND the console is network-accessible with high-privileged accounts present.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Oracle Critical Patch Update when available; restrict network access to EM console to trusted users; ensure least-privilege principles for EM administrator accounts.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-46868 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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