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Oracle E-Business Suite CVE-2026-60773

| EUVDEUVD-2026-47093 CRITICAL
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-07-21 secalert_us@oracle.com GHSA-c852-j46p-37gp
9.6
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 low-privileged EBS account
  2. Delivery
    Reach AOL Core over HTTPS
  3. Exploit
    Send crafted authenticated request
  4. Execution
    Bypass authorization checks
  5. Persist
    Cross scope to other EBS products
  6. Impact
    Read and modify critical data

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 network access to the Oracle E-Business Suite application tier over HTTPS and a low-privileged authenticated account (CVSS PR:L), with no user interaction (UI:N) and low attack complexity (AC:L) against supported EBS versions 12.2.3-12.2.15. What limits exploitation: the attacker must first possess valid low-privilege credentials to the EBS instance, so exposure is proportional to how broadly accounts are provisioned (self-service/registration portals widen this population, while internal-only, tightly provisioned deployments narrow it) and to whether the application tier is reachable from the attacker's network position. The vendor's 'Authentication Bypass' tag suggests the privilege barrier may be weaker in practice than PR:L implies, so the exact credential prerequisite should be confirmed with Oracle. No non-default feature toggle or special configuration is named in the description as a precondition.

Impact

The signals point to a genuinely high priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity attack needing only a low-privileged account and no user interaction, with high confidentiality and integrity impact and a scope change - hence the 9.6 Critical score. EBS is typically an internet- or intranet-exposed enterprise system holding financial and HR data, which raises real-world stakes. Countervailing factors: no EPSS score was provided, there is no KEV listing and no public exploit identified, so exploitation is not confirmed in the wild and probability data is absent. Note also that availability impact is explicitly N, so this is a data confidentiality/integrity risk rather than a denial-of-service. The one caveat worth verifying is the 'low privileged attacker' requirement (PR:L) - the vendor's 'Authentication Bypass' tag could imply a weaker precondition than PR:L suggests; confirm the exact privilege prerequisite with Oracle before deprioritizing based on the need for a valid account.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who holds or phishes any low-privileged Oracle EBS account (or a self-service/registered user login) sends crafted authenticated HTTPS requests to the AOL/FND Core interfaces and, exploiting the authorization weakness, reads and alters critical data across the application. Because the vulnerability causes a scope change, the attacker pivots from AOL to data and functions belonging to other EBS modules such as Financials or HR. No public proof-of-concept is currently identified, and the attack requires only low complexity and no victim interaction.

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

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026

Privilege escalation and cross-product compromise in Oracle Application Object Library (the core AOL/FND framework of Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15) lets a low-privileged, network-authenticated attacker read and modify all AOL-accessible data and, because of a scope change, significantly impact other Oracle EBS products beyond AOL itself. Rated CVSS 3.1 9.6 (Critical) with confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability effect, it is remotely exploitable over HTTPS with low attack complexity. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Apply the fixes delivered in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026 (Patch available per vendor advisory) for your Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.x release; consult https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html for the exact patch numbers mapped to your version, as the input does not specify an individual fix build. Oracle strongly advises applying CPU patches without delay because remaining on an unpatched supported release leaves the flaw exploitable. Until the CPU can be applied, reduce exposure by restricting network reachability of the EBS application tier to trusted segments and VPN users only, placing it behind a WAF/reverse proxy that limits access to authenticated internal users, tightening AOL responsibilities and function/menu grants so low-privileged accounts hold the minimum required access, and auditing FND user accounts to disable stale or shared logins - recognizing these are compensating controls that lower the attacker population but do not close the underlying authorization weakness, and overly aggressive network restrictions may disrupt legitimate integrations or self-service users.

Affected VersionsENISA

Oracle Application Object Library 12.2.3 ≤12.2.15

Affected Packages

euvd oracle_application_object_library no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Oracle Application Object Library (AOL, also known as FND) is the foundational application framework of Oracle E-Business Suite - it provides shared services such as user/session management, security and function/menu authorization, concurrent processing, flexfields, and profile options that virtually every other EBS module (Financials, HR, Procurement, etc.) is built on top of. Because AOL sits at the security core, a flaw here has outsized reach, which the CVSS scope-change flag (S:C) reflects: the vulnerable AOL component can be leveraged to affect resources managed by other EBS products in a different security authority. The vendor tag characterizes the issue as an Authentication Bypass; no CWE was assigned in the input, but the pattern is consistent with a broken-access-control / authorization weakness in the Core component that permits a low-privileged account to exceed its intended data and function boundaries.

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Severity by source

Vendor (oracle) PRIMARY 9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 9.6 CRITICAL

Network-reachable over HTTPS with a low-privileged account and no interaction; scope change to other EBS products; high confidentiality and integrity but no availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).

CVSS VectorVendor: oracle

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Vulnerability in the Oracle Application Object Library product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.3-12.2.15. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTPS to compromise Oracle Application Object Library. While the vulnerability is in Oracle Application Object Library, attacks may significantly impact additional products (scope change). Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all Oracle Application Object Library accessible data as well as unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle Application Object Library accessible data. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 9.6 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical privilege escalation in Oracle Application Object Library (AOL/FND) affecting Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3-12.2.15 allows low-privileged authenticated users to read, modify, and compromise data across multiple interconnected EBS products. A single compromised unprivileged account can cascade privileges across the entire EBS ecosystem, creating enterprise-wide data confidentiality and integrity risk with no available patch.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Restrict network-layer access to Oracle EBS AOL/FND services to administrative and trusted networks only; deny all untrusted internet and user-segment access. (2) Implement application-level least-privilege controls limiting low-privileged users to read-only or non-sensitive AOL functions. (3) Enforce multi-factor authentication for all AOL-accessible accounts. (4) Deploy real-time audit logging and alerting on all AOL data access, modification, and cross-product queries by low-privilege users. (5) Isolate AOL/FND systems from other EBS modules via network segmentation where possible. (6) Conduct weekly access reviews of low-privilege account activity in AOL.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 71% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise ERP suite in large organizations
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +48
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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