CVE-2021-2335Network attack vector

Authenticated data modification via undisclosed mechanism

Published Jul 20, 2021 · Updated Sep 26, 2024

An undisclosed flaw in Oracle Database 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, and 19c allows remote authenticated users to modify Data Redaction data. Oracle identifies the Data Redaction component but has not published the affected code locus or the incorrect operation it performs. Exploitation requires Create Session privilege, Oracle Net access, and interaction by another person, and its reported consequence is limited to unauthorized updates, inserts, or deletions of accessible Data Redaction data.

CVSS severity3.5
Low
EPSS probability0.61%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

An undisclosed flaw in Oracle Database 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, and 19c allows remote authenticated users to modify Data Redaction data. Oracle identifies the Data Redaction component but has not published the affected code locus or the incorrect operation it performs. Exploitation requires Create Session privilege, Oracle Net access, and interaction by another person, and its reported consequence is limited to unauthorized updates, inserts, or deletions of accessible Data Redaction data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-2335
Published
Jul 20, 2021
Updated
Sep 26, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle Database
Classifications
T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 20, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 26, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=12.1.0.2
  2. Affected versionversion=12.2.0.1
  3. Affected versionversion=19c

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle Databaseversion=12.1.0.2; version=12.2.0.1; version=19c

Published CVSS scores

3.5OracleCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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