CVE-2024-21172: Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5 product of Oracle Hospitality Applications (component: Opera S

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CRITICAL 9.0REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-21172 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.0) affecting hospitality opera 5. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5 product of Oracle Hospitality Applications (component: Opera Servlet). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.19.19, 5.6.25.8 and 5.6.26.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5, attacks may significantly impact additional products (sco

Why this priority

Critical severity
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.0 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.5% (top 57%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2024-10-15
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Oracle · Vendor: oracle

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-10-15 20:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:08 UTCUpdated Record last modified

oracle hospitality opera 5 DOWNGRADE

Affected: 5.6.19.19 · 5.6.25.8 · 5.6.26.4

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 5.6.19.19

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy hospitality-opera-5 || rpm -q hospitality-opera-5 || hospitality-opera-5 --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 5.6.19.19 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison hospitality-opera-5 sudo apt install hospitality-opera-5=<VERSION_BEFORE_5.6.19.19> sudo apt-mark hold hospitality-opera-5

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list hospitality-opera-5 sudo dnf downgrade hospitality-opera-5-<VERSION_BEFORE_5.6.19.19> sudo dnf versionlock add hospitality-opera-5

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-21172?

hospitality opera 5: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-21172 being exploited?

CVE-2024-21172 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-21172 affect?

CVE-2024-21172 affects hospitality opera 5. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.0). Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5 product of Oracle Hospitality Applications (component: Opera Servlet). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.19.19, 5.6.25.8 and 5.6.26.4. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows un

How urgent is CVE-2024-21172?

Priority 47/100. Critical severity; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

Related CVEs

CVE-2025-21547 CRITICAL 9.1 DOWNGRADE Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality OPERA 5 product of Oracle Hospitality Applications (component: Opera S

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