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CVE-2026-21962

Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in Improper Access Control Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2026-08-27 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Updates, linked below.

Risk summary

CriticalCISA KEV

10.0

CVSS v3 base

42%

EPSS exploit probability

Critical

Severity

2026-08-24

Added to KEV

2026-08-27 (past due)

CISA due date

Actively exploited Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS v3 10.0. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2026-08-24.

CISA required action Official fix for CVE-2026-21962 Admin questions #39 hottest CVE right now

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-21962

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I run IT security. Facts for CVE-2026-21962, an actively exploited vulnerability (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2026-21962.html, data from CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed once a day (early morning US Central)):
- CVE-2026-21962: Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in Improper Access Control Vulnerability
- Affected: Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in
- Severity: Critical, CVSS v3 10.0; EPSS 30-day exploitation probability 42%
- Added to CISA KEV: 2026-08-24; federal remediation due 2026-08-27
- Ransomware-linked: no
- CISA required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or dis...
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Patch now

Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.

The fix ships from the vendor: Oracle Critical Patch Updates.

Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2026-08-27; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated September 3, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-21962

Published: 2026-08-24
Last revised: 2026-08-24
Changes tracked: 1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

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What changed, and when

The strongest signal is that CISA added CVE-2026-21962 to the KEV catalog on 2026-08-24, the same day its Severity was set at 10.0 on a 0.0 to 10.0 scale and EPSS opened at 43.2%. By 2026-08-25 EPSS eased slightly to 42.0%, a minor dip that does not offset the KEV listing, so treat this as active and remediate today.

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2026-08-24 CVSS 0.0 to 10.0; EPSS first scored at 43.2%; added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
2026-08-25 EPSS 43.2% to 42.0%

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2026-08-27 (past due).

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Official fix for CVE-2026-21962

The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in advisory on Oracle Critical Patch Updates.

Oracle Critical Patch Updates CISA KEV entry

Common questions about CVE-2026-21962

Is CVE-2026-21962 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2026-21962 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-08-24, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 42%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2026-21962?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2026-08-27, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

What fixes CVE-2026-21962?

The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Oracle Critical Patch Updates for the patched HTTP Server and Oracle Weblogic Server Proxy Plug-in versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2026-21962?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2026-21962's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed once a day (early morning US Central).

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