CVE-2022-21510

Component takeover by low-privileged local users

Published Jul 19, 2022 · Updated Sep 24, 2024

Unspecified flaw in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition Sharding allows local users with low privileges to take over the component. Oracle has not published the vulnerable code path or underlying operation that fails. Exploitation requires a local logon to the hosting infrastructure and can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability beyond the Sharding component.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unspecified flaw in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition Sharding allows local users with low privileges to take over the component. Oracle has not published the vulnerable code path or underlying operation that fails. Exploitation requires a local logon to the hosting infrastructure and can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability beyond the Sharding component.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-21510
Published
Jul 19, 2022
Updated
Sep 24, 2024
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle Database
Classifications
T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 19, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 24, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=None

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle Databaseversion=None

Published CVSS scores

8.8OracleCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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