Oracle Autonomous Health Framework: Local takeover flaw in Trace File Analyzer
Summary
Oracle Autonomous Health Framework (AHF) versions 26.3 to 26.8, specifically its Trace File Analyzer component, contain CVE-2026-101478. An attacker with a low-privilege local account on a host running AHF can compromise the framework, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability according to the CVSS vector. Exploitation requires a logon to the host, and the CVSS vector does not indicate remote reachability. Oracle describes the result as takeover of AHF.
Affected
- Oracle Autonomous Health Framework 26.3 to 26.8 (Trace File Analyzer component)
Fixed in
Unknown. The fixed build is not stated in the sources reviewed. Check the Patch Availability section of Oracle's October 2026 Critical Patch Update advisory and Oracle's AHF download page.
Workaround
- No workaround found in the sources. Apply the October 2026 CPU update to AHF.
- Interim measure (not from a vendor source): limit interactive logons on AHF hosts to named administrators and review existing accounts there.
Exploitation
- Oracle's advisory does not report exploitation.
- No public proof-of-concept found.
- Not listed in the CISA KEV catalog as of 21 October 2026 (not verified directly on cisa.gov).
- EPSS about 0.16% (Vulners), which is low.
Our recommendation
- Patch AHF to the fixed build from Oracle's October 2026 CPU as soon as the build number is confirmed.
- Inventory AHF installations and check whether the affected hosts are shared or used by many accounts.
- Restrict local logons and review service and user accounts on affected hosts.
- Monitor affected hosts for unusual local activity.
- Confirm with Oracle whether the Tenable database plugin reference implies any database exposure.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2026 www.oracle.com
- Oracle Security Alerts www.oracle.com
- NVD record via Vulners vulners.com
- CVE list entry via Vulners vulners.com
- Tenable plugin 370482 www.tenable.com
- Brandefense analysis of October 2026 CPU brandefense.io
- Waratek analysis of October 2026 CPU waratek.com
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 1 Nov 2026, 23:31.
Original description (NVD)
Vulnerability in Oracle Autonomous Health Framework (component: Trace File Analyzer). Supported versions that are affected are 26.3-26.8. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle Autonomous Health Framework executes to compromise Oracle Autonomous Health Framework. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Autonomous Health Framework. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
NVD references (1)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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