CVE-2020-2555 Oracle Multiple Products Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Multiple Oracle products contain a remote code execution vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3 or HTTP to takeover the affected system. Impacted Oracle products: Oracle Coherence in Fusion Middleware, Oracle Utilities Framework, Oracle Retail Assortment Planning, Oracle Commerce, Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router (DSR).
From the CISA KEV catalogue version 2026.11.06, with Cybergen analysis. Updated 6 Nov 2026.
Should You Worry?
- CISA confirmed exploitation in the wild and added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 3 Nov 2021.
- Rated Critical severity (CVSS 9.8, scored by Vendor).
- It has been in the catalogue for 1,829 days. Systems still unpatched now have almost certainly been scanned for it.
What It Is
Vulnerability in the Oracle Coherence product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Caching,CacheStore,Invocation). Supported versions that are affected are 3.7.1.0, 12.1.3.0.0, 12.2.1.3.0 and 12.2.1.4.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3 to compromise Oracle Coherence. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Coherence. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Affected Versions
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Oracle Corporation WebCenter Portal | 12.2.1.3.0 12.2.1.4.0 |
| Oracle Corporation Utilities Framework | 4.2.0.2.0 4.2.0.3.0 4.3.0.1.0-4.3.0.6.0 4.4.0.0.0 4.4.0.2.0 |
From the public CVE record, as supplied by the vendor. Always confirm against the vendor advisory.
What To Do Now
- 1
Find it
Search your asset inventory and external attack surface for Oracle Multiple Products. Include cloud images, appliances and anything a supplier runs for you.
Attack Surface Management - 2
- 3
Hunt for compromise
If an affected system was reachable before you patched, assume it may have been hit. Check logs, new accounts, web shells and outbound connections from the date of exposure.
Incident Response - 4
Prove it is fixed
Rescan or test the system after patching. Upgrades that fail silently and forgotten secondary instances are common.
Penetration Testing
Vendor Advisories
The Compliance Clock
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Sources
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue
- NVD: CVE-2020-2555
- CVE record: CVE-2020-2555
- FIRST EPSS
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157054/Oracle-Coherence-Fusion-Middleware-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157207/Oracle-WebLogic-Server-12.2.1.4.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157795/WebLogic-Server-Deserialization-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
- oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
