Oracle Critical Patch Update, August 2026 Security Update Review
Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update fixes 943 vulnerabilities; Oracle Fusion Middleware and Hyperion received the most patches at 262.
Oracle released its August 2026 Critical Patch Update, addressing 943 security vulnerabilities across multiple product families, including third-party components bundled in Oracle products. Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Hyperion received the highest number of fixes with 262 patches. Several of the addressed vulnerabilities impact more than one product.
Oracle September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update addresses 672 CVEs
Oracle's September 2026 CSPU fixes 672 CVEs across 673 patches, including 104 critical updates, with E-Business Suite receiving the most patches (159).
Oracle released its September 2026 Critical Security Patch Update fixing 672 unique CVEs via 673 security updates across 17 product families, with 104 patches (15.5%) rated critical and 503 rated high. Oracle E-Business Suite received the most patches at 159 (23.6%), followed by Fusion Middleware at 153, of which 78 are remotely exploitable without authentication. The CSPU is a monthly release cycle Oracle introduced in May 2026 between larger quarterly CPUs. Tenable will publish plugins to identify affected systems.
Oracle August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update Addresses 925 CVEs
Oracle's August 2026 CSPU fixes 925 CVEs across 943 patches, including 154 critical fixes; Fusion Middleware gets 262 patches.
Oracle released its August 2026 Critical Security Patch Update on August 18, addressing 925 unique CVEs with 943 security updates. 154 issues (16.3%) carry a critical severity rating. Oracle Fusion Middleware received the most patches at 262, accounting for 27.8% of the total. Oracle introduced the monthly CSPU cycle in May 2026 as an interim release between quarterly Critical Patch Updates.
Oracle security advisory – January 2026 quarterly rollup (AV26-042) – Update 2
CISA added actively exploited Oracle flaw CVE-2026-21962 to the KEV catalog; it allows remote unauthorized access to Oracle HTTP Server and WebLogic Proxy Plug-in.
Canada's Cyber Centre updated advisory AV26-042 on Oracle's January 2026 quarterly rollup, reporting that CISA added CVE-2026-21962 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 24, 2026. The flaw affects the Oracle HTTP Server and Oracle WebLogic Server Proxy Plug-in in Oracle Fusion Middleware and may allow a remote attacker to obtain unauthorized access. A public proof of concept has been available since January 21, 2026, and fixes shipped in Oracle's January 20, 2026 advisory covering multiple products.