Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate with low-privileged EBS account
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DeliveryReach ADPatch endpoint over HTTP
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ExploitSend crafted request to Applications DBA
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ExecutionEscalate to component takeover
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ImpactCompromise confidentiality, integrity and availability
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
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 (1) network HTTP access to the Oracle E-Business Suite application tier where the Oracle Applications DBA / ADPatch component is reachable, and (2) an existing low-privileged authenticated account on the EBS instance (CVSS PR:L - this is NOT unauthenticated). No user interaction is required (UI:N) and attack complexity is low (AC:L). The affected deployment must run a supported EBS release in the 12.2.3-12.2.15 band. Limiting factors that reduce realistic risk: the attacker must already possess valid EBS credentials, and instances whose application tier and AD tooling are not exposed to broad or untrusted networks substantially shrink the reachable attacker population. |
| Impact | The signals are moderately strong but partly one-sourced. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity attack needing only low privileges and no user interaction, with high impact across all three security properties - a realistic candidate for opportunistic abuse by any authenticated EBS user. However, no EPSS score, SSVC decision, KEV entry, or POC was provided, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. It is NOT confirmed actively exploited and no public exploit is identified at time of analysis, which tempers urgency relative to a KEV-listed flaw. Note also a mild internal tension: Oracle tags this 'Information Disclosure' while the vector asserts full C/I/A takeover - treat the tag as a coarse category, not a limit on impact, and rely on the vector. Net: a genuine high-priority patch item for internet- or intranet-exposed EBS instances with many user accounts, but not a drop-everything zero-day given the absence of exploitation evidence. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who holds any low-privileged Oracle E-Business Suite account (for example a routine self-service or functional user, or a compromised employee credential) sends crafted HTTP requests to the ADPatch/Applications DBA functionality over the application tier. With no user interaction and low attack complexity, the request escalates the attacker's control into a takeover of the Applications DBA component, granting full read/write and disruption capability. No public exploit code is currently identified, so this would require original exploit development. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 22, 2026
Privilege escalation to full component takeover in Oracle E-Business Suite (Oracle Applications DBA, ADPatch component) versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 allows a low-privileged attacker with HTTP network access to fully compromise the Oracle Applications DBA subsystem, yielding high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (CVSS 3.1 8.8). Disclosed in Oracle's July 2026 Critical Patch Update, this is easily exploitable per Oracle's own rating. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the low attack complexity and low privilege requirement make it a strong patching priority.
RemediationAI
Apply the fix delivered in the Oracle Critical Patch Update of July 2026 (Patch available per vendor advisory; Oracle CPUs ship the corrected ADPatch/AD component as part of the quarterly bundle) - consult https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2026.html and Oracle Support for the exact patch number matching your 12.2.x codelevel, as Oracle does not publish a discrete fixed version string. No exact fixed version was provided in the input, so do not assume a version number beyond what Oracle's CPU maps to your instance. Until patched, compensating controls include restricting network reachability of the EBS application tier and AD/ADPatch endpoints to trusted administrative networks or VPN only, tightening EBS application user provisioning to minimize low-privileged accounts that could serve as the PR:L foothold, and increasing monitoring/audit of patch-management and AD activity; the trade-off is that network restrictions may impede legitimate remote administration and self-service users. These are mitigations, not substitutes for the CPU patch.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) is Oracle's flagship on-premises ERP suite bundling financials, HR, supply chain, and manufacturing modules on the Oracle Applications technology stack. The affected component, ADPatch, is part of the Applications DBA (AD) tooling used to apply patches and manage the EBS application tier; it is reachable over the HTTP-based application layer. The vulnerability permits an authenticated, low-privileged user to escalate into a takeover of the Applications DBA function. Oracle did not assign a CWE (CWE: N/A) and, per its long-standing CPU practice, withheld root-cause and vector-mechanism detail; the 'Information Disclosure' tag combined with the C:H/I:H/A:H vector indicates the flaw goes well beyond disclosure to full compromise of the administrative DBA component.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable over HTTP with low complexity and no user interaction; requires a low-privileged EBS account (PR:L), yielding full C/I/A takeover of the unchanged-scope DBA component.
Primary rating from Vendor (oracle).
CVSS VectorVendor: oracle
DescriptionCVE.org
Vulnerability in the Oracle Applications DBA product of Oracle E-Business Suite (component: ADPatch). 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 Applications DBA. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Applications DBA. 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
Oracle E-Business Suite versions 12.2.3 through 12.2.15 contain a critical privilege escalation vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in the ADPatch component allowing low-privileged users with HTTP network access to completely compromise the Oracle Applications DBA subsystem, impacting database administration capabilities and data security. While no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, the vulnerability's ease of exploitation combined with the absence of a vendor patch makes it a critical patching priority requiring immediate interim protections. Organizations running these versions face significant risk requiring urgent action to safeguard database administration and organizational data while working toward a vendor patch or upgrade.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include: network segmentation restricting HTTP access to the Oracle Applications DBA subsystem to trusted administrative systems only; implementation of additional authentication requirements or API gateways; enhanced audit logging of all ADPatch component access; and consideration of disabling non-essential ADPatch functionality pending patch availability.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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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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