CVE-2025-61757

Oracle Fusion Middleware: Missing Authentication for Critical Function

As of , CVE-2025-61757 in Oracle Fusion Middleware is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch this week.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 21 November 2025
US federal deadline
12 December 202521 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.89Higher than 99% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: www.oracle.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Oracle Fusion Middleware contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to take over Identity Manager.

CISA's description

Vulnerability in the Identity Manager product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: REST WebServices). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0 and 14.1.2.1.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Identity Manager. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Identity Manager. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

The CVE record's description, from oracle

CVE published
21 October 2025
Assigned by
oracle
CVSS
9.8 Critical (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

Fusion Middleware: other exploited entries

VulnerabilityProductOur groupListedDeadlineEPSS
CVE-2012-3152UnspecifiedOracle Fusion MiddlewarePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.99; verified Exploit-DB entry0.99
CVE-2021-35587UnspecifiedOracle Fusion MiddlewarePatch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.960.96
CVE-2020-2551UnspecifiedOracle Fusion MiddlewarePatch this weekEPSS 0.930.93
CVE-2012-1710UnspecifiedOracle Fusion MiddlewarePatch this weekRansomware use0.08
CVE-2012-0518UnspecifiedOracle Fusion MiddlewarePatch soon0.05

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