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CVE-2021-2173

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-2173 is a vulnerability in the Recovery component of Oracle Database Server, affecting versions 12.1.0.2, 12.2.0.1, 18c, and 19c. This easily exploitable flaw allows a high-privileged attacker with DBA-level account privileges and network access via Oracle Net to compromise Recovery. While the CVSS 3.1 Base Score is 4.1 (Medium), successful attacks can lead to unauthorized read access to a subset of Recovery-accessible data, potentially impacting additional products. There is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
12.1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:12.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
18cCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
19cCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:database_server:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

4.1MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.3
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0137 is in the 76th percentile among its peer group of 3,565 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/171344/Oracle-DB-Broken-PDB-Isolation-Metadata-Exposure.html
github.com / emad-almousa/CVE-2021-2173
ExploitThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html
PatchVendor Advisory