Oracle Coherence (October 2026 CPU)

high Nessus Plugin ID 373754

Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0 versions of Coherence installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the October 2026 CPU advisory.

- Vulnerability in the Oracle Coherence product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Centralized Thirdparty Jars (jline)). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.1.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TCP to compromise Oracle Coherence.
Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Coherence. (CVE-2026-56740, CVE-2026-56741, CVE-2026-77420, CVE-2026-77421, CVE-2026-77422)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the appropriate patch according to the October 2026 Oracle Critical Patch Update advisory.

See Also

https://www.oracle.com/docs/tech/security-alerts/cpuoct2026csaf.json

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 373754

File Name: oracle_coherence_cpu_oct_2026.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/29/2026

Updated: 10/29/2026

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.67

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-56740

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:oracle:coherence, cpe:/a:oracle:fusion_middleware

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Oracle Coherence

Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-56740, CVE-2026-56741, CVE-2026-77420, CVE-2026-77421, CVE-2026-77422