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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Remote unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N) but requires victim interaction (UI:R); client-side flaw crosses scope (S:C) exposing data with confidentiality-only impact (C:H, I:N, A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
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Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: OpenSearch Dashboards). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61 and 8.62. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker and while the vulnerability is in PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.4 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).
AnalysisAI
Unauthorized access to critical data in Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61 and 8.62 is possible via the bundled OpenSearch Dashboards component, where a remote unauthenticated attacker can compromise confidentiality by luring a victim into interacting with attacker-supplied content (UI:R). The scope-change and confidentiality-only vector (S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N), combined with the vendor's 'Authentication Bypass' tag, is characteristic of a client-side flaw such as cross-site scripting in the Dashboards UI that lets an attacker read data across products the victim can reach. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV; it is addressed in Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component is OpenSearch Dashboards, the visualization/search front end embedded in PeopleSoft PeopleTools for analytics and monitoring (built on the OpenSearch/Elasticsearch Kibana lineage). PeopleTools is the underlying development and runtime framework for Oracle's PeopleSoft ERP/HCM/CRM applications, so a flaw in its Dashboards layer sits in a web UI that authenticated business users routinely access. No CWE was supplied, but the CVSS vector (network attack, requires user interaction, scope change, high confidentiality with no integrity/availability impact) most closely matches a client-side injection class such as CWE-79 cross-site scripting rather than a server-side memory or injection bug; the 'Authentication Bypass' tag suggests the exploit ultimately yields access to data the attacker was not authenticated to see. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:oracle_corporation:peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools identifies the affected software as the PeopleTools application layer, with Oracle confirming versions 8.61 and 8.62.
RemediationAI
Apply the Oracle July 2026 Critical Patch Update as the primary fix, per https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html; Oracle publishes patch availability through the CPU rather than a single semantic version, so identify the specific PeopleTools 8.61/8.62 patch set for your environment via My Oracle Support (Patch available per vendor advisory - an exact standalone fix version is not enumerated in the input). Until patched, reduce exposure of the OpenSearch Dashboards interface: restrict network access to the Dashboards endpoint to trusted internal networks or a VPN, place it behind a reverse proxy/WAF with XSS filtering and strict Content-Security-Policy headers, and avoid exposing PeopleTools Dashboards directly to the internet - the trade-off is reduced remote analytics accessibility for legitimate users. Because exploitation requires tricking a user, reinforce user awareness against clicking untrusted PeopleSoft/Dashboards links, but note this is a compensating control, not a substitute for the CPU patch.
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-46513
GHSA-r39w-26f3-p5j6