Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged EBS account
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DeliveryReach Payroll web tier over HTTP
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ExploitSend crafted request to Internal Operations
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ExecutionEscalate within Public Sector Payroll
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ImpactTake over payroll module and data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold a low-privileged, authenticated Oracle E-Business Suite account (CVSS PR:L) and network HTTP reachability to the EBS web tier hosting the Public Sector Payroll Internal Operations component on an affected 12.2.3-12.2.15 install. What limits exploitation: valid credentials are mandatory (not exploitable pre-authentication), and the target must be running the Public Sector Payroll product specifically - an EBS deployment without that module licensed/enabled is not affected. No user interaction, no elevated privileges, and no special non-default configuration are cited beyond having the module deployed, and Oracle labels it 'easily exploitable.' |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (8.8 High) signals genuine exploitability: remote over HTTP, low complexity, no user interaction, and only low privileges required, with full CIA impact. The mitigating factor is PR:L - the attacker must already hold a valid low-privileged EBS account, so this is not unauthenticated internet-wide exploitation; realistic risk is highest where many employees, contractors, or partners hold EBS logins. No EPSS score, KEV entry, POC, or SSVC decision was supplied, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified from the input and there is no evidence of active exploitation. Note a signal conflict: the tag says 'Information Disclosure,' yet the description and I:H/A:H metrics indicate full compromise/takeover - treat this as a takeover-class issue and verify scope with Oracle. Overall this is a real priority for EBS operators, tempered by the authentication requirement. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A contractor, employee, or partner holding a low-privileged Oracle E-Business Suite account authenticates to the web tier and sends crafted HTTP requests to the Public Sector Payroll Internal Operations functions. Because attack complexity is low and no user interaction is needed, the request escalates their access and yields full control of the payroll module, exposing and altering employee pay and PII. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, so an attacker would need to develop their own request. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
Account takeover in the Public Sector Payroll module (Internal Operations component) of Oracle E-Business Suite 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 lets a low-privileged attacker with network HTTP access fully compromise the payroll application. Oracle rates it CVSS 3.1 8.8 with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact and calls it 'easily exploitable,' meaning a single low-tier authenticated account is enough to seize the module. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not on CISA KEV, but the low attack complexity and network reach make it a prompt-patch item from the July 2026 Critical Patch Update.
RemediationAI
Apply the fixes in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026 (https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html); Patch available per vendor advisory, though Oracle does not publish a standalone fixed build number and the fix ships as the quarterly CPU bundle for EBS 12.2.x, so identify and apply the specific patch listed in that CPU for your 12.2.3-12.2.15 release. Because exploitation requires a low-privileged account, compensating controls until patching completes include restricting network access to the EBS web tier to trusted internal segments and VPN users only, tightening and auditing EBS user provisioning to remove unnecessary low-tier accounts, and placing a WAF or reverse proxy in front of the Payroll/Internal Operations endpoints to log and rate-limit access - with the trade-off that these reduce but do not eliminate risk for legitimate authenticated users and may disrupt integrations relying on those endpoints. Do not deploy invented version numbers; rely on the CPU patch mapping for your exact release.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle E-Business Suite is a large web-based ERP platform; the affected piece is the Public Sector Payroll product, specifically its Internal Operations component, which handles government and public-sector payroll processing. The vulnerability is reached over HTTP through the EBS web tier, consistent with the servlet/mod_plsql front-end that exposes application functions to authenticated users. Oracle assigned no CWE (CWE: N/A) and withholds root-cause detail per its Critical Patch Update disclosure policy, but the C:H/I:H/A:H 'takeover' outcome from a low-privileged position is characteristic of a broken access control or injection flaw enabling privilege escalation within the module, rather than a pure information-disclosure bug despite the 'Information Disclosure' tag.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote HTTP, low complexity, no interaction, but a valid low-privileged EBS account is required (PR:L); full module takeover gives C:H/I:H/A:H with scope unchanged.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Public Sector Payroll 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 low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Public Sector Payroll. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Public Sector Payroll. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Executive ViewAI
Compromised payroll operations pose critical risk to wage processing and employee data. CVE-2026-60924 affecting Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3-12.2.15 Public Sector Payroll module enables account takeover via low-privileged network access, potentially disrupting wage processing, compromising employee personal data, and creating compliance and operational risk for public sector organizations.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: restrict network access to Public Sector Payroll module through network segmentation or application-level controls, enforce multi-factor authentication for all payroll-related accounts, implement role-based access control to limit low-privileged account permissions, and establish real-time monitoring and alerting on payroll module access patterns and transactions.
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
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