Oracle Releases Its October 2026 Critical Patch Update
SCHEDULEDDate confidence: SCHEDULEDGiven as scheduledHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all SCHEDULED pins75% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 75%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterin 18 daysOracle's[1] Critical Patch Updates page: 'Critical Patch Updates are released on the third Tuesday of January, April, July, and October. The next four dates are: 20 October 2026, 19 January 2027, 20 April 2027, 20 July 2027.'
Oracle's quarterly bundle of security fixes across its on-premises products is due on the third Tuesday of October.