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Oracle Simphony CVE-2026-60591

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61391 CRITICAL
Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-4hwm-h3wc-xrfj
9.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: oracle
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach Simphony POS HTTP service
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted unauthenticated request
  3. Execution
    Trigger data modification or crash
  4. Impact
    Corrupt/delete POS data or force complete DOS

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The only prerequisite is network HTTP reachability of the Oracle Hospitality Simphony POS service on an affected version (19.8-19.8.5, 19.9-19.9.3, or 19.10-19.10.1); per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) there is no authentication, no user interaction, and no special non-default configuration required for exploitation. The primary limiting factor is exposure: exploitation depends on the attacker being able to route HTTP traffic to the Simphony service, so deployments that keep the POS service on isolated or firewalled store/enterprise networks substantially reduce reachability, while any internet- or broadly-network-exposed instance is at direct risk.

Impact

The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes the highest-priority risk profile: network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, which Oracle reinforces by calling it 'easily exploitable.' Impact is bounded to integrity and availability (C:N/I:H/A:H), so this is a data-corruption and outage threat rather than a data-theft threat - for a live POS system, that still means falsified transactions, deleted records, and complete service crashes. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC in the provided data, so despite the 9.1 rating there is currently no evidence of active or automated exploitation; the risk is high-potential but not yet demonstrated in the wild. The main uncertainty is exposure: real-world risk hinges on whether the affected Simphony HTTP service is reachable from untrusted networks or confined to internal/segmented deployments, which the input data does not specify.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who can reach the Simphony POS HTTP service sends crafted unauthenticated requests to a data-handling endpoint, allowing them to alter or delete critical POS records (for example, transaction, menu, or pricing data) or to repeatedly crash the service and take the point-of-sale offline during business hours. Given AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no credentials, user interaction, or elevated privileges are needed. No public POC is identified at this time, but Oracle's 'easily exploitable' characterization suggests weaponization would be straightforward.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Unauthenticated data tampering and denial of service in Oracle Hospitality Simphony POS (versions 19.8-19.8.5, 19.9-19.9.3, 19.10-19.10.1) lets a remote attacker with only HTTP network access create, delete, or modify all Simphony-accessible data and force a repeatable crash. Oracle rates it CVSS 3.1 9.1 with high integrity and availability impact and describes it as easily exploitable, though there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. It was reported by Oracle's own security team and fixed in the August 2026 Critical Patch Update.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: apply the fixes in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of August 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html), upgrading each affected branch to the patched release above 19.8.5, 19.9.3, or 19.10.1 as listed by Oracle for your version - the input does not name a single exact fixed build, so confirm the target version in the CPU matrix. Because the flaw is unauthenticated and network-reachable over HTTP, until patching is complete restrict network access to the Simphony POS service so it is reachable only from trusted management and store networks (network segmentation / firewall allow-listing), and place it behind a reverse proxy or WAF that can filter unauthenticated requests to the affected endpoints; the trade-off is that overly aggressive filtering or segmentation can disrupt legitimate POS terminal, kitchen, or enterprise-management traffic, so validate against normal store communication flows before enforcing.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Hospitality Simphony 19.9 ≤19.9.3
Oracle Hospitality Simphony 19.10 ≤19.10.1
Oracle Hospitality Simphony 19.8 ≤19.8.5

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_hospitality_simphony no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Hospitality Simphony is a cloud-connected enterprise point-of-sale platform used across restaurants, hotels, stadiums, and food-and-beverage venues; the affected component is the POS module, which exposes network services over HTTP. The vulnerability is reachable pre-authentication over the network, indicating a flaw in HTTP request handling or an exposed API/service endpoint that fails to enforce authentication and input validation before acting on data. No CWE was assigned by Oracle or NVD, but the observed impact profile (integrity and availability compromise without confidentiality loss) is consistent with a missing-authorization / improper-access-control class of defect on a data-modifying and crash-triggering endpoint rather than an information-disclosure bug.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.1 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.1 CRITICAL

Unauthenticated network HTTP access with no user interaction gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; impact is data tampering and full DOS with no disclosure, so C:N/I:H/A:H.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Hospitality Simphony product of Oracle Food and Beverage Applications (component: POS). Supported versions that are affected are 19.8-19.8.5, 19.9-19.9.3 and 19.10-19.10.1. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Hospitality Simphony. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Hospitality Simphony accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Hospitality Simphony. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.1 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle Hospitality Simphony POS (versions 19.8-19.10.1) is exposed to a critical vulnerability that enables remote attackers to tamper with transaction records, inventory, and customer data, and to disable POS systems entirely without requiring any authentication. This directly threatens operational continuity and data integrity across hospitality businesses. Immediate patching is essential to prevent financial loss and customer impact.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch (Oracle August 2026 Critical Patch Update).

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely used hospitality POS platform, but industry-specific not general enterprise
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

46
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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