CVE-2024-21184Network attack vector

RDBMS Security takeover via undisclosed flaw

Published Jul 16, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Unspecified flaw in Oracle Database 19.3 through 19.23 allows remote authenticated users with SYS.XS_DIAG rights to take over RDBMS Security. Oracle identifies the affected RDBMS Security component but has not disclosed the flawed code path or the operation it performs incorrectly. Exploitation requires network access through Oracle Net and a highly privileged account granted Execute on SYS.XS_DIAG, after which database confidentiality, integrity, and availability are fully compromised.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.53%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unspecified flaw in Oracle Database 19.3 through 19.23 allows remote authenticated users with SYS.XS_DIAG rights to take over RDBMS Security. Oracle identifies the affected RDBMS Security component but has not disclosed the flawed code path or the operation it performs incorrectly. Exploitation requires network access through Oracle Net and a highly privileged account granted Execute on SYS.XS_DIAG, after which database confidentiality, integrity, and availability are fully compromised.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21184
Published
Jul 16, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Oracle
Product
Oracle Database
Classifications
T1210
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=19.23 <=19.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Oracle · Oracle Databaseversion=19.23 <=19.3
Oracle Corporation · Oracle Databaseversion=19.3 <=19.23

Published CVSS scores

7.2OracleCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/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
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1210Exploitation of Remote Services

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