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Oracle General Ledger CVE-2026-60748

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61417 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-08-18 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-3655-cmvx-w5c2
7.6
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
    Obtain high-privilege EBS credentials
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to Oracle EBS HTTP interface
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted request to Internal Operations
  4. Execution
    Bypass internal authorization control
  5. Persist
    Exfiltrate complete GL financial data
  6. Impact
    Pivot to additional EBS modules via scope change

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

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

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires possession of a high-privileged Oracle EBS account (PR:H per CVSS vector) - such as an EBS system administrator, application super-user, or equivalent elevated role - combined with network-level HTTP access to the affected General Ledger Internal Operations component. No user interaction is required once the attacker is authenticated. Exploitation is constrained by the high-privilege credential requirement, which limits the realistic attacker population to insiders, compromised administrators, or attackers who have already achieved significant access to the environment. The Internal Operations component is not typically exposed to the public internet; in standard enterprise deployments it operates on internal application-tier networks, adding a network segmentation barrier. The scope change amplifies impact for organizations running tightly integrated EBS module stacks. No special non-default configuration flag or specific deployment mode beyond standard EBS installation of the affected versions is described as a prerequisite.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.6 is driven primarily by the scope change (S:C) and high confidentiality impact (C:H), which inflate the score substantially despite the PR:H prerequisite that significantly constrains the realistic attacker pool to accounts already holding elevated roles within Oracle EBS, such as system administrators or finance super-users. No public exploit code has been identified and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog; EPSS data was not present in the provided intelligence, making probabilistic exploitation forecasting unavailable. Despite these limiting factors, the acute financial data sensitivity of General Ledger deployments means that even a mid-sized municipal finance team in bytom should treat this as a meaningful operational priority - a compromised high-privileged EBS account could expose complete financial records and enable fraudulent journal entry manipulation. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag warrants clarification: if it describes bypassing internal role checks post-authentication, the PR:H vector is internally consistent; if it implies a pre-authentication path, the vector may understate risk - teams should confirm this distinction with Oracle's advisory language.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker possessing high-privileged Oracle EBS credentials - obtained through phishing, credential stuffing, insider access, or lateral movement from a compromised admin workstation - sends a specially crafted HTTP request to the General Ledger Internal Operations component. The authorization control failure allows retrieval of complete financial ledger data and execution of unauthorized insert, update, or delete operations, with the scope change enabling further impact on co-deployed EBS modules. No public proof-of-concept code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026

Oracle General Ledger within E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 exposes critical financial data to high-privileged network attackers through a flaw in the Internal Operations component accessible over HTTP. Successful exploitation grants complete read access to all General Ledger data and partial write capability, with a confirmed scope change meaning compromise can cascade to additional Oracle EBS products. Disclosed through Oracle's August 2026 Critical Patch Update, no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the Oracle Critical Patch Update for August 2026, available at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspuaug2026.html, which addresses this vulnerability across the confirmed affected range of Oracle General Ledger 12.2.3 through 12.2.15. Oracle does not publicly disclose exact patched version numbers outside the CPU framework; consult the advisory for specific patch identifiers and application sequencing instructions. As a compensating control while patching, restrict network access to Oracle EBS Internal Operations endpoints at the network perimeter or WAF layer, limiting HTTP access to known administrative source IP ranges - note this may disrupt legitimate remote EBS administration workflows. Additionally, audit and minimize the count of accounts holding high-privileged General Ledger roles to reduce the credential exposure surface. Organizations should enable and review Oracle EBS audit trail logs for anomalous data access patterns in the General Ledger module as a detection-oriented interim measure.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle General Ledger 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_general_ledger no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle General Ledger is a core financial management module within Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), responsible for accounting data, journal entries, and financial reporting at the application layer. The vulnerability resides in the Internal Operations component, which handles privileged back-end processes reachable via HTTP. The CVSS scope change indicator (S:C) confirms the flaw crosses security boundaries within Oracle EBS, enabling a successful attacker to pivot beyond General Ledger and affect other co-deployed EBS modules. No CWE is formally assigned, but the vendor-applied tag of 'Authentication Bypass' suggests an internal authorization control failure - possibly in session validation or role-checking logic - rather than a remote pre-authentication bypass, which is consistent with the PR:H prerequisite in the CVSS vector. Affected versions span Oracle E-Business Suite General Ledger 12.2.3 through 12.2.15.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 7.6 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.6 HIGH

Network HTTP access confirmed, high privileges required per description and tag context; scope change and high confidentiality loss reflect cross-module financial data exposure; integrity impact is partial and no availability impact is described.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle General Ledger product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Internal Operations). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle General Ledger. While the vulnerability is in Oracle General Ledger, 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 Oracle General Ledger accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of Oracle General Ledger accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3-12.2.15 contain a vulnerability in the General Ledger module that allows high-privileged attackers to access complete financial records and modify data, with confirmed ability to escalate compromise across other EBS modules. Organizations running affected versions face direct exposure of GL data integrity and regulatory compliance audit trails, with no vendor patch available. Immediate compensating controls are required to prevent unauthorized financial data access and ensure the integrity of GL records.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Network segmentation: restrict HTTP-protocol access to GL components via firewall rules and enforce TLS-only communication; limit administrative access through dedicated VPN or bastion hosts. Monitoring and detection: enable GL operation audit logs with real-time alerting on bulk data reads, unusual query patterns, or out-of-business-hours modifications; establish weekly access pattern reviews. Access controls: enforce MFA on all GL high-privilege accounts; revoke unnecessary GL administrator permissions; restrict GL data export capabilities. Audit procedures: implement daily GL reconciliation checks with exception reporting; maintain immutable audit trails; conduct monthly GL access certifications.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 75% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely deployed ERP suite in large enterprise and public-sector finance departments
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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
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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