High

CVE-2026-101498 — Vulnerability in Oracle Trusted Answer Search (component: PLSQL package). The supported…

Vulnerability in Oracle Trusted Answer Search (component: PLSQL package). The supported version that is affected is 26.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Trusted Answer Search. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Trusted Answer Search. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.1 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Published Oct 20, 2026 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · Sources: CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP, NIST National Vulnerability Database · CNA: oracle

Low

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

No exploitation signal in the sources consulted so far.

How the score was calculated

Technical severity (high)+6

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation

Not confirmed

Not in CISA KEV — an absence of record, not proof it is unexploited.

EPSS FIRST

—

No EPSS score.

Affects

Oracle

Oracle Trusted Answer Search

CVSS base

8.1

High · 2 source(s)

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Oracle Oracle Trusted Answer Search).
The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Vendor	Product	Versions	Status	Source
Oracle	Oracle Trusted Answer Search	version 26.1	Vulnerable	CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector

Network

Attack complexity

High

Privileges required

None

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Score	Version	Severity	Expl.	Impact	Scored by
8.1	CVSS 3.1	High	2.2	5.9	secalert_us@oracle.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.1	CVSS 3.1	High	—	—	oracle via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: secalert_us@oracle.com)

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).

web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPS

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

2026
Source status changed · Published → Received
Oct 20, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
Record published
Oct 20, 2026
Affected products added · oracle corporation/oracle trusted answer search
Oct 20, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
CVSS changed · 8.1
Oct 20, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Source status changed · → Published
Oct 20, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Record created in this database
Oct 20, 2026 · Alertas do Telegram
CVE published
Oct 20, 2026 · oracle

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

1× References added · Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026
1× Official description updated · Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 20, 2026

References

1 on the record

www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html
vendor-advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Elsewhere on this site

Oracle
every CVE for this vendor

Related CVEs (same products)

Medium CVE-2026-101507 Vulnerability in Oracle Trusted Answer Search (component: PLSQL package). The supported… 13h
Critical CVE-2026-101501 Vulnerability in Oracle Trusted Answer Search (component: PLSQL package). The supported… 13h
Medium CVE-2026-101502 Vulnerability in Oracle Trusted Answer Search (component: PLSQL package). The supported… 13h
Critical CVE-2026-101503 Vulnerability in Oracle Trusted Answer Search (component: PLSQL package). The supported… 13h
High CVE-2026-101504 Vulnerability in Oracle Trusted Answer Search (component: Application expert UI). The… 13h
High CVE-2026-101505 Vulnerability in Oracle Trusted Answer Search (component: Application expert UI). The… 13h

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

No FIRST EPSS score.
No fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
No CISA SSVC assessment.
No CWE classification.
No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2026-101498 is "Vulnerability in Oracle Trusted Answer Search (component: PLSQL package). The supported…", rated High. It affects Oracle Trusted Answer Search (Oracle); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.1 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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