CVE-2024-21058Network attack vector

SYSDBA manipulation of Unified Audit data

Published Apr 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 26, 2025

Integrity failure in Unified Audit in Oracle Database 19.3 through 19.22 and 21.3 through 21.13 allows remote authenticated users to alter audit data. Oracle has not published the faulty function or operation within Unified Audit. Exploitation requires SYSDBA privilege and Oracle Net access and permits creation, deletion, or modification of critical or otherwise accessible Unified Audit data.

CVSS severity4.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.41%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Integrity failure in Unified Audit in Oracle Database 19.3 through 19.22 and 21.3 through 21.13 allows remote authenticated users to alter audit data. Oracle has not published the faulty function or operation within Unified Audit. Exploitation requires SYSDBA privilege and Oracle Net access and permits creation, deletion, or modification of critical or otherwise accessible Unified Audit data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21058
Published
Apr 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 26, 2025
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Oracle Database
Classifications
T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 16, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=19.3 <=19.22
  2. Affected versionversion=21.3 <=21.13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Oracle Databaseversion=19.3 <=19.22; version=21.3 <=21.13

Published CVSS scores

4.9Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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