CVE-2026-21980

CVSS 6.5 MediumEPSS 0.0%
  • CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • Published: 2026-01-20T22:16:01.390

Vulnerability in the Oracle Life Sciences Central Coding product of Oracle Health Sciences Applications (component: Platform). The supported version that is affected is 7.0.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Life Sciences Central Coding. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle Life Sciences Central Coding accessible data as well as unauthorized read access to a subset of Oracle Life Sciences Central Coding accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N).

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How to fix CVE-2026-21980

CVE-2026-21980 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.

Description: Vulnerability in the Oracle Life Sciences Central Coding product of Oracle Health Sciences Applications (component: Platform). The supported version that is affected is 7.0.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Life Sciences Central Coding. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete […]

Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available

How to Fix:

1 Identify affected systems

- Check if you're running the affected product

2 Immediate actions

- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access

3 Verification

- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)

4 Long-term prevention

- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations

Exploit Difficulty Assessment

EASY
⏱️ Time to Exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Skills Required: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public Exploits: Likely available

Vulnerability Timeline

Jan 20, 2026
Vulnerability Published

CVE details first published to NVD database

Jan 20, 2026
Imported to Database

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