CVE-2026-101537: oracle corporation oracle solaris Improper Authentication

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-101537 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in oracle corporation oracle solaris. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 20-10-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 21-10-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Solaris product of Oracle Systems (component: Utility). The supported version that is affected is 11.4. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TCP to compromise Oracle Solaris. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Solaris. 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).

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationWhen an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
• CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical FunctionThe product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.